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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
- Canyons and gorges of Utah
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