Squaw Peak Overlook - Provo, UT

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The first men­tion of Rock Canyon in local his­tory is related to the dif­fi­cult time the early set­tlers of Fort Utah had with the Ute Indi­ans. The Utes were under­stand­ably dis­turbed by the pio­neers tak­ing over their val­ley. The dis­putes peaked in 1850 when a bat­tle broke out along the Provo River between approx­i­mately 70 Indi­ans, led by Big Elk, and a mili­tia of Mor­mon men. For sev­eral days the bat­tle con­tin­ued until one evening the Indi­ans, many of whom were wounded, took flight. In their escape they split into two groups; one headed south toward Span­ish Fork, and the other smaller group went toward Rock Canyon. Big ElkUte Indi­ans headed the Rock Canyon group; how­ever, he was severely wounded and died near the mouth of the canyon. As a por­tion of the mili­tia approached Rock Canyon in pur­suit of the Indi­ans, it is rumored that Big Elk’s squaw attempted to climb the cliffs, but fell and was killed. Squaw Peak, near the mouth of the canyon, was named for the incident. rockcanyonutah.com

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