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template: byway.jade
id: "13831"
name: "The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway"
distance: "85.92"
duration: 1.5 hours to drive or a day to visit the byway.
description: "The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway winds across the Manti-La Sal National Forest, rising up to 10,000 feet above sea level. Explore the rich history of industrial development as you view coal mining operations, historic mining towns, and coal-fired power plants. Nearby Sanpete Valley contains some of the best-preserved Mormon Pioneer settlements in existence."
contact: "**Utah's Castle Country**  \r\n435-636-3701  \r\n800-842-0789  \r\n[Send E-mail](mailto:jana.abrams@carbon.utah.gov)  \r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.castlecountry.com/"
    name: Castle Country
  - url: "http://www.castlecountry.com/what_to_see/byways.html"
    name: "Castle Country's Energy Loop"
  - url: "http://www.utah.com/byways/huntington_canyon.htm"
    name: "The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/mantilasal/"
    name: "Manti-La Sal National Forest"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Utah State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - UT
includes: 
  - "2011"
  - "2010"
ll: 
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  - 39.6763690001294
bounds: 
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    - 39.33430900006044
  - - -110.96468400026623
    - 39.86468899979769

---

The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway winds across the Manti-La Sal National Forest, rising up to 10,000 feet above sea level. Explore the rich history of industrial development as you view coal mining operations, historic mining towns, and coal-fired power plants. Nearby Sanpete Valley contains some of the best-preserved Mormon Pioneer settlements in existence.