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The San Rafael Swell attracts hikers, backpackers, horseback riders, trail runners and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) enthusiasts. Many steep, narrow slot canyons popular with technical canyoneers are found in the San Rafael Reef. [6] The Eastern Reef is a possible destination for rock climbers.
Evidence of Native American cultures, including the Fremont, Paiute, and Ute, is common throughout the San Rafael Swell in the form of pictograph and petroglyph panels. Goblin Valley is noted for several rock art panels, as well as the rock formations. [6] The secluded Goblin Valley was then found by cowboys searching for cattle.
Assembly Hall Peak is part of the San Rafael Swell and is located in the Mexican Mountain Wilderness Study Area which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. [2] Towering nearly 1,300 feet above the surrounding terrain, it is situated 1.66 miles (2.67 km) east-northeast of Bottleneck Peak and 1.52 miles (2.45 km) north of Window Blind ...
San Francisco Mountains (Utah) San Pitch Mountains; Sheeprock Mountains; Silver Island Range, Utah; Simpson Mountains; Stansbury Mountains; Star Range; Swasey Mountain, (the north section of the House Range) Tavaputs Plateau, (* Roan Cliffs) [7] Traverse Ridge; Thomas Range; Tunnel Springs Mountains; Tushar Mountains; Uinta Mountains; Valley ...
The swell is noted for its sheer canyons and rock formations and is home to a large amount of exposed dinosaur remains. This includes the largest known collection of Jurassic-period dinosaur remains at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry at the north end of the swell. [14] I-70 crossing Eagle Canyon inside the San Rafael Swell
Since it enters the San Rafael Swell at an elevation well below that attained by the Swell itself and continues through the Swell's entire expanse, Muddy Creek is a very ancient river course, "superimposed" on the entire San Rafael uplift and therefore predating the time when the latter arose some 60-40 million years ago. [citation needed]
The main population of the county lives along the base of these mountains. The San Rafael Swell occupies most of the area to the east. The San Rafael Reef. The western side of the county is the most populated and contains numerous small communities residing in an agricultural valley that roughly parallels the Manti National Forest to the west.
Mormon Trail: East Canyon: San Juan East Canyon Wash: East Canyon Road Old Spanish Trail: Eccles Canyon: Carbon SR-264: Echo Canyon: Summit Echo Creek: I-80: Mormon Trail: Emigration Canyon: Salt Lake Emigration Creek: Emigration Canyon Road Mormon Trail: Canyons of the Escalante: Garfield, Kane Escalante River: SR-12: Hole in the Rock Trail ...