Parley's Canyon is a canyon located in the
U.S. state of
Utah. The canyon provides the route of
Interstate 80 (I-80) (and previously the
Lincoln Highway,
U.S. Route 40, and a railroad) up the western slope of the
Wasatch Mountains and is a relatively wide, straight canyon other than near its mouth. The
mountain pass at the top of the canyon is known as
Parley's Summit. With an elevation of , the pass is the highest point along I-80 in the state of Utah. Both features are named for
Parley P. Pratt, an early settler of the
Salt Lake Valley and
Mormon leader who surveyed the area to find a better transportation route through the Wasatch Mountains than the previous route which traversed
Emigration Canyon.