Last updated: December 11, 2023
Place
Steamboat Rocks
Quick Facts
Location:
Echo Canyon, Utah
Significance:
Landmark on the emigrant trails.
The Steamboat Rocks are a series of geological formations that protrude into the canyon like a row of great ships at dock and were another emigrant landmark. They were called by other names, as well, including The Great Eastern and Noah’s Ark. Southwest of Steamboat Rocks is a meadow where Brigham Young’s 1847 company and later emigrants camped.
Site Information
Location (Echo Canyon, Utah)
On Echo Canyon Road, the Steamboat Rocks are the large bluffs on the north side of the road. A flag is sometimes visible on the projecting ledge of one of the formations. The Steamboat Rocks also can be viewed from the overlook at Echo Junction Welcome Center on I-80.