Crossroads of the West Council

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Not to be confused with Crossroads of America Council.
Crossroads of the West Council, Boy Scouts of America
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
Headquarters1200 East 5400 South
Ogden, UT 84403
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°09′54″N 111°56′58″W / 41.165121°N 111.949539°W / 41.165121; -111.949539
FoundedApril 2020
PresidentRuss Hunsaker[1]
Scout ExecutiveAllen Endicott[2]
Website
www.utahscouts.org
 Scouting portal

The Crossroads of the West Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the Scouts in nearly all of Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming, as well as isolated parts of northwestern Arizona, and western Nevada.

Description[]

The council was created in April 2020 by consolidating the former Great Salt Lake, Trapper Trails, and Utah National Parks councils.[3][2] Its initial headquarters are in the same building in Ogden as the former Trapper Trails Council,[1] but the new council retained the website address of the former Utah National Parks Council (utahscouts.org).

Organization[]

The Crossroads of the West Council serves 9 districts throughout Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming.[4]

A Scouting district is a geographical area of the local BSA council, determined by the council executive board. District leaders mobilize resources to ensure the growth and success of units within the district's territory. All districts are responsible for carrying out four standard functions: membership, finance, program, and unit service.[5]

  • Old Ephraim District (1) – Idaho: Bear Lake and Franklin counties; Utah: Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties
  • Weber Rapids District (2) – Morgan and Weber counties
  • Jim Bridger District (3) – Wyoming: southern Lincoln, Sweetwater, Sublette, and Uinta counties; Utah: Daggett County
  • Thurston Peak District (4) – Davis County
  • Oquirrh Mountains District (5) – West Salt Lake County (west of I-15 except Draper and Sandy) and Tooele County
  • Wasatch Peaks District (6) – East Salt Lake County (east of I-15 including Draper and Sandy) and Summit County
  • Timpanogos District (7) – North Utah County (Orem and all cities north); Duchesne, Uintah, and Wasatch counties
  • Silver Sage District (8) – South Utah (Provo and all cities south); Carbon, Emery, Grand, Juab, and San Juan (except south of the San Juan River)[6] counties
  • Spanish Trails District (9) – Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties in Utah, the Arizona Strip, Lincoln County in Nevada

Camps[]

The Crossroads of the West Council hires camp counselors annually to serve as handicraft assistants, sports instructors, shooting sports assistants (archery, .22 caliber rifle, BB gun, skeet, and black-powder), trading post operators/managers, maintenance and food service assistants, nature instructors and Scout skills instructors, and lifeguards.[7] The council operates the following camps:[8][9]

  • Bartlett Scout Reservation (Bear Lake County, north of ),[10] serving scout camping, youth conferences, and family camping[11]
  • Bear Lake Aquatics Base (Rich County, west shore of Bear Lake), Scout camp[12]
  • Beaver Base Camp (Beaver County, east of ),[13] Youth Conference, Young Men & Young Women Camps Programs[14]
  • Camp Browning (Weber County, northeast of Causey Reservoir), Youth Conference, Young Men & Young Women Camps Programs[15]
  • Camp Eagle Mountain (Utah County, south Cedar Fort), Cub and Webelos Scout day camps[16]
  • Camp Fife (Box Elder County, Bear River, east of Fielding), Cub and Webelos Scout day camps[17]
  • Camp Hunt (Rich County, west shore of Bear Lake), Scout camp and campsite rental
  • Camp Jeremiah Johnson (Utah County, ), Cub and Webelos Scout day camps[18]
  • Camp Kiesel (Weber County, northeast of Causey Reservoir), Cub and Webelos Scout day camps
  • Camp Loll (Teton County, west of Lake of the Woods), Scout camp, High Adventure Treks, family camping
  • Camp Maple Dell (Utah County, in ),[19] Cub and Webelos Scout day camps, Scout camp, and campsite rental
  • Ogden Ropes Course
  • Teton High Adventure Base (Teton County, Hoback Junction), White water trips[20]
  • Camp Tifie (Sanpete County, San Pitch Mountains, southeast of Mount Pleasant), Scout camp[21]
  • Camp Tracy (Salt Lake County, Millcreek Canyon), Cub and Webelos Scout day camps
  • Zion Base Camp at Quail Creek (Washington County, south of ),[22] family camp

Order of the Arrow[]

The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America and is composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their everyday lives, and meet the camping and election requirements set forth by the OA. The Crossroads of the West Council is serviced by the Order of the Arrow Ammatdiio Lodge #590, which was formed in 2020 by the merging of the Lodges that served the original three councils,[23] which were Awaxaawe Awachia Lodge #535 of the former Trapper Trails Council, El-Ku-Ta Lodge #520 of the former Great Salt Lake Council, and Tu Cubin Noonie Lodge #508 of the former Utah National Parks Council.

The Ammatdiio Lodge is divided into three Areas (North, Central, and South) and one Chapter for each district in the Council. The animal totem of the Ammatdiio Lodge is the Bobcat.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Stephenson, Kathy (10 Mar 2020). "The LDS effect: Utah's Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City. Retrieved 6 Apr 2020.
  2. ^ a b Randles, Rochelle (23 Mar 2020). "Allen Endicott Selected as Scout Executive of Crossroads of the West Council". scoutingwire.org (Press release). Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 7 Apr 2020.
  3. ^ McCombs, Brady (11 Mar 2020). "Boy Scouts in Utah merging 3 councils into 1 as ranks dwindle". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 Apr 2020.
  4. ^ "District Boundaries Map". Crossroads of the West Council. Retrieved October 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Districts". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.
  6. ^ "About the Great Southwest Council". gswcbsa.org. Albuquerque, New Mexico: Great Southwest Council. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.
  7. ^ "Jobs - Camp Staff". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.
  8. ^ "Our Camps". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.
  9. ^ "Cub Scouting Camping". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bartlett Lake
  11. ^ "Bartlett Scout Reservation". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "Bear Lake Aquatics Base". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Creeks Reservoir
  14. ^ "Beaver Base Camp". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "Camp Browning". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ "Camp Eagle Mountain". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "Camp Fife Mountain". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ "Camp Jeremiah Johnson". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Payson Canyon
  20. ^ "Teton High Adventure Base". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  21. ^ "Camp Tifie". utahscouts.org. Ogden, Utah: Crossroads of the West Council. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quail Creek Reservoir
  23. ^ "Lodges". w2w.western.oa-bsa.org. Western Region Section 2W, Order of the Arrow, BSA. 2 Apr 2020. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020.

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