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U.S. Route 89 at the border of Arizona and Utah. The first city in Utah along either US 89 or US 89A is Kanab where the two routes re-unite. From Kanab US 89 proceeds north passing by Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Bryce Canyon National Park.
Here the Mount Carmel Scenic Byway begins; one of the Utah Scenic Byways, it stretches north to SR-12 at Bryce Canyon Junction. [4] The Vermilion Cliffs are ascended via the canyon carved by Kanab Creek. Near the White Cliffs, US-89 meets SR-9 at Mt. Carmel Junction, where travelers can turn to reach Zion National Park.
Bryce Canyon Junction: 0.000: 0.000: US 89 – Panguitch, Kanab, Zion National Park 10.713: 17.241: East Fork of the Sevier Scenic Backway: Tropic Junction: 13.598: 21.884: SR-63 / John's Valley Road – Bryce Canyon, Antimony: Former SR-22: Cannonville: 25.657: 41.291: Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Backway – Kodachrome Basin State Park 54.643: 87 ...
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]
US-89 in Kanab: 2.945 4.740 1920s 2008 Now US-89A, prior to 1977 SR-11 extended north of Kanab towards Nephi: SR-12: US-89 at Bryce Canyon Junction south east of Panguitch: SR-24 east of Torrey: 122.863 197.729 1920s current SR-13: US-89/US-91 (1100 South) in Brigham City: I-15 (Exit 392) northwest of Plymouth: 33.135 53.326 1977 current Old ...
State Route 9 (SR-9) is a 57.075-mile-long (91.853 km) state highway in southern Utah, serving Zion National Park.It starts at the western terminus at exit 16 on Interstate 15 (I-15), passing through Zion National Park, and ending at the eastern junction with U.S. Route 89 (US-89).
The park is located in southwestern Utah about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of and 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Zion National Park. [6] [7]Bryce Canyon National Park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and straddles the southeastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau west of Paunsaugunt Faults (Paunsaugunt is Paiute for "home of the beaver"). [8]
Kanab: Area • Total. 4,109 sq mi (10,640 km 2) ... Parts of Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park extend into the northern and western portions of the ...