Little Mountain Summit

After Big Mountain gave the pioneers their first sight of the valley, one ridge still stood in the way. From Mountain Dell the trail climbed again over Little Mountain — the last summit, a short but punishing pull that broke wagons and tempers within sight of the end. Over its top the road tipped down at last into Emigration Canyon and the valley beyond. Highway 65 crosses the pass now, and drivers top it in seconds where the ox teams needed hours and every hand on the ropes.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Emigration Canyon — 3.4 mi
  The final stretch of trail the Mormon pioneers took into the valley
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 5.2 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 5.5 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Red Butte Garden — 5.7 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views

More markers nearby

• Camp Grant — 1.1 mi
• Camp Grant Monument — 1.1 mi
• Memories at Mountain Dell — 1.5 mi
• Ephraim Hank's Pony Express Station — 1.7 mi