Butterfield Canyon, Canyon in Salt Lake County, United States

Butterfield Canyon is a canyon in the Oquirrh Mountains west of Herriman, Utah. A paved road owned by Kennecott Utah Copper climbs to a 9,180-foot summit, beyond which Middle Canyon Road continues on the Tooele County side with a 1.5-mile dirt section. The canyon mouth lies just west of Butterfield Canyon Elementary School.

In 1851 Thomas Butterfield and Samuel Egbert, two men from West Jordan, found a stream flowing out of this canyon while looking for land to raise livestock and settle their families. The canyon took Butterfield's name, and the settlement they founded became the Butterfield Settlement, today the city of Herriman.

The canyon is named after Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, who founded Herriman after he and Samuel Egbert found a stream here in 1851. Locals still use Butterfield Canyon Road to travel between Herriman and Tooele. At night, deer herds come down to the farmland at the canyon mouth to feed.

The valley is only accessible during warmer months, as snow and ice block the road. Visitors should plan their visit for summer months and bring warm clothing layers.

Coral fossils can be found within the rock walls, showing that this area once lay beneath a prehistoric sea. These remains tell the story of a distant past that shaped the landscape.