Cache Valley

The Shoshone called this Willow Valley, for the thickets along its streams. The name it kept came from the fur men: in the hard winter of 1825, Ashley's trappers dug pits — caches — and buried their season's beaver here against the spring supply caravan. Bridger, Jedediah Smith, Provost, Beckwourth and the rest wintered nearby, and in 1826 the valley hosted the second Rocky Mountain rendezvous. So a whole valley took its name from holes in the ground where hidden furs once waited. The roadside marker sits on the old highway near Wellsville.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Wellsville Mountains — 3.0 mi
  The steepest mountains in North America for their height
• Hyrum State Park — 3.2 mi
  A family-friendly reservoir at the mouth of Blacksmith Fork Canyon
• Logan — 6.4 mi
  A vibrant college town tucked into a stunning mountain valley
• American West Heritage Center — 11 mi
  A living history farm spanning 160 acres of Cache Valley

More markers nearby

• Wellsville Pioneers/Maughan's Fort — 2.2 mi
• Hyrum Pioneers — 2.8 mi
• The Great Fur Cache — 2.9 mi
• Hyrum First Ward Building — 3.1 mi