List of canyons and gorges in Utah
This is a partial list of canyons in the U.S. state of Utah along with any rivers, roads, and other features (such as rail lines) that pass through them.
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Name | County | River | Road | Other |
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American Fork Canyon | Utah | American Fork | SR-92, SR-144 | |
Duchesne | Argyle Canyon Road | |||
Beaver | Beaver River | SR-153 | ||
Weber | SR-39 | |||
Big Cottonwood Canyon | Salt Lake | Big Cottonwood Creek | SR-152 | |
Bingham Canyon | Salt Lake | SR-209 | (ex-D&RGW) | |
Bluejohn Canyon | Wayne | site of Aron Ralston's accident | ||
Box Elder Canyon | Box Elder | US-91 | ||
Butterfield Canyon | Salt Lake | Butterfield Creek | Butterfield Canyon Road | |
Cataract Canyon | Garfield, San Juan, Wayne | Colorado River | ||
Iron | Coal Creek, | SR-14 | ||
Garfield | Sevier River | US-89 | Old Spanish Trail | |
City Creek | Salt Lake | City Creek | City Creek Canyon Road | |
Salt Lake | Corner Canyon Road | unconstructed SR-71 (1931-1935) | ||
Cottonwood Canyon | Kane | Cottonwood Canyon Road | ||
Coyote Gulch | Garfield, Kane | Hole in the Rock Trail | ||
Crystal Canyon | Juab | Unnamed intermittent stream | ||
Wasatch | US-40 | |||
Death Hollow | Garfield | Also known as Little Death Hollow | ||
Desolation Canyon | Carbon, Emery, Grand, Uintah | Green River | ||
East Canyon | Morgan, Summit | East Canyon Creek | SR-65, SR-66, Jeremy Ranch Road | Mormon Trail |
San Juan | East Canyon Road | Old Spanish Trail | ||
Carbon | SR-264 | |||
Summit | I-80 | Mormon Trail | ||
Emigration Canyon | Salt Lake | Emigration Canyon Road | Mormon Trail | |
Canyons of the Escalante | Garfield, Kane | Escalante River | SR-12 | Hole in the Rock Trail |
Sanpete | SR-31 | |||
Flaming Gorge | Daggett | Green River | ||
Juab, Sanpete | ||||
Sanpete | SR-264 | |||
Duchesne | Nine Mile Canyon Road | |||
Glen Canyon | Garfield, Kane, San Juan | Colorado River | ||
Grandstaff Canyon | Grand | unnamed tributary of the Colorado River | SR-128 | name officially changed from Negro Bill Canyon in 2017 |
Emery, Grand | Green River | |||
Harker Canyon | Tooele | Harker Creek | Harker Road | |
Harkers Canyon | Salt Lake | |||
Grand | unnamed tributary of the Green River | |||
Daggett | Green River | |||
Utah | Hobble Creek | Hobble Creek Road | ||
Holt Canyon | Washington | Meadow Canyon Road | Old Spanish Trail | |
Utah | US-6 | |||
Emery, Carbon | SR-124 (south end) | Book Cliffs | ||
Horse Canyon | Garfield | |||
Grand | Book Cliffs | |||
Horseshoe Canyon | Emery, Wayne | |||
Daggett | Green River | |||
Duchesne | unnamed tributary of the Strawberry River | US-191 | ||
Johnson Canyon | Kane | Johnson Canyon Road | ||
Daggett | Green River | |||
Sevier | SR-24 | |||
Piute | East Fork Sevier River | SR-62 | ||
Iron | Cedar Breaks National Monument | |||
Emery, Grand, San Juan, Wayne | Green River | |||
Salt Lake | Lambs Canyon Road | |||
Little Cottonwood Canyon | Salt Lake | Little Cottonwood Creek | SR-210 | |
Morgan | Mormon Trail | |||
Emery | San Rafael River | |||
Logan Canyon | Cache | Logan River | US-89 | |
Maple Canyon | Sanpete | |||
Utah | Maple Canyon Road | |||
Marysvale Canyon | Piute, Sevier | Sevier River | US-89 | former D&RGW |
Iron | Bear Valley Road (old SR-20) | Old Spanish Trail | ||
Tooele | Middle Canyon Road | |||
Millcreek Canyon | Salt Lake | Millcreek Canyon Road | ||
Salt Lake | Mount Aire Canyon Road | |||
Garfield, San Juan | Colorado River | |||
The Narrows | Washington | North Fork Virgin River | ||
Ninemile Canyon | Uintah, Carbon, Duchesne | Nine Mile Creek | Nine Mile Canyon Road | |
Ogden Canyon | Weber | Ogden River | SR-39 | |
Summit | SR-224 | |||
Tooele | Central Overland Trail | |||
Parley's Canyon | Salt Lake | I-80 | ||
Iron | Parowan Creek | SR-143 | ||
Kane, Washington | ||||
Utah | Peteetneet Creek | Nebo Loop Scenic Byway | ||
Tooele | Central Overland Trail | |||
Price Canyon | Carbon, Utah | Price River | US-6 | Union Pacific Railroad Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) |
Provo Canyon | Utah, Wasatch | Provo River | US-189 | Heber Valley Historic Railroad (ex-D&RGW) |
Daggett | Green River | |||
Garfield | fork of the Sevier River | SR-12 | ||
Salt Lake | Red Butte Creek | Red Butte Canyon Road | ||
Rock Canyon | Utah | Rock Canyon Trail | ||
Ruby Canyon | Grand | Colorado River | UP Green River Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) | |
Sevier | I-70 | Old Spanish Trail | ||
Salt Creek Canyon | Juab | SR-132 | ||
San Juan | SR-313 | |||
Snow Canyon | Washington | |||
Carbon | Nine Mile Canyon Road | |||
Sevier | Old Spanish Trail | |||
Weber | SR-39 | |||
Utah | Spanish Fork, | US-6 | UP Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) | |
Uintah | Green River | |||
Stillwater Canyon | San Juan, Wayne | Green River | ||
Daggett | Green River | |||
Weber Canyon | Davis, Morgan, Weber | Weber River | I-84 | |
Wellsville Canyon | Cache | US-89, US-91 | ||
Westwater Canyon | Grand | Colorado River | ||
Uintah | Green River | |||
White Canyon | San Juan | SR-95 (on the rim) | ||
Uintah, Grand | ||||
Millard | ||||
Sevier | ||||
Wolverine Canyon | Garfield | Wolverine Creek | ||
Zion Canyon | Washington | North Fork Virgin River | Floor of the Valley Road |
See also[]
Utah portal
External links[]
Media related to Canyons in Utah at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
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