Devil's Slide (Utah) facts for kids

For other places with the same name, see Devil's Slide.

Front view in Fall of 2008.

Devil's Slide is a geological formation located near the border of Wyoming in northern Utah's Weber Canyon, near the community of Croydon in Morgan County, Utah, United States. The slide consists of two parallel limestone strata that have been tilted to lie vertical, protruding 40 feet (12 m) out of the mountainside. Intervening layers have eroded more quickly, forming a channel some 8 feet (2.4 m) wide running hundreds of feet down the mountain.

I-84 runs right past Devil's Slide, which can be clearly seen from the road. The Weber River flows between the formation and the freeway. There are parking areas on both sides of the highway for viewing the slide.

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Devil's Slide photo by Carleton Watkins, c.1874
Photochrom print, 1898
Front view in March 2008 from the south parking area
October 2013

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