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Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon. Kanab Creek (/ k ə ˈ n æ b / kə-NAB) is one of the many tributaries of the Colorado River.It begins in Kane County, Utah, just south of the watershed to the Great Basin and flows 125 miles (201 km) south to the Colorado River.
Kanab Creek Wilderness is a 75,300-acre (305 km 2) wilderness area [1] located along the Coconino/Mohave County line in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Fredonia. 68,600 acres (278 km 2 ) of the Wilderness are located in the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest , the remaining 6,700 acres ...
The area where Kanab is located was first settled in 1864, and the town was founded in 1870 when 10 Mormon families moved into the area. [7] Named for a Paiute word meaning "place of the willows," Fort Kanab was built on the east bank of Kanab Creek in 1864 for offensive operations against the original inhabitants of the area and as a base for the exploration of the area. [8]
The Long Valley of Utah is a 13-mile (21 km) long [1] valley located in western Kane County.The valley is located in source water regions of waters flowing north, south, and southwest, in the west of the High Plateaus section of the Colorado Plateau; the High Plateaus section also extends into northern Arizona, the region north of the Grand Canyon.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kane County, Utah, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
It includes four areas of critical environmental concern: Moonshine Ridge, Kanab Creek, Johnson Spring, and Marble Canyon. [6] The monument includes more than 3,000 historic and cultural sites. These include cliff dwellings, petroglyphs, building remnants, troves of pottery, and sites with ancient stone tools.
The Kanab Plateau is about 45-mi long, somewhat arc-shaped, as it surrounds Snake Gulch, a northeast tributary to Kanab Creek. The plateau is aligned southwest to northeast, with the same alignment of the small Antelope Valley, to the west and southwest. The highpoint of the plateau is in the northeast, Cedar Knoll, 5,706 feet (1,739 m)). [3]
Kaibab National Forest Ranger Trail #59, in Kanab Creek from Snake Gulch to Jensen Canyon and beyond. Travelogue of backpacking trip in Kanab Creek; Hiking guide to Kanab Creek; U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000 map, Grand Canyon, Arizona, NJ 12-10 Series V502, Edition 3, 1953 revised 1970. (8 MB download)