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Coyote Gulch is a tributary of the Escalante River, located in Garfield and Kane Counties in southern Utah, in the western United States.Over 25 mi (40 km) long, [1] Coyote Gulch exhibits many of the geologic features found in the Canyons of the Escalante, including high vertical canyon walls, narrow slot canyons, domes, arches, and natural bridges.
The popular hiking, backpacking, and canyoneering areas include Calf Creek Falls off Utah Scenic Byway 12, and Zebra Canyon, Harris Wash, and the Devils Garden. The latter areas are accessed via the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, which extends southeast from Escalante, near the base of Fifty-Mile Mountain.
The lower section of the river, southeast of Coyote Gulch, is now beneath the surface of Lake Powell. Numerous side canyons also feed the main river, accounting for the large size of the basin. From the west, the major tributaries are Harris Wash , Twentyfive Mile Creek, Coyote Gulch, Fortymile Gulch , and Fiftymile Creek, along with the ...
It is divided into two areas: Coyote Buttes North and Coyote Buttes South. A hiking permit is required to visit either of the Coyote Buttes areas. The Coyote Buttes area is an exposure of cross-bedded aeolian Jurassic Navajo Sandstone. [1] The variable coloration of the sandstones is a result of various iron oxide pigments within the layers.
The Devils Garden [note 1] of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in south central Utah, United States, is a protected area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations.
The Hole in the Rock Trail (often hyphenated as Hole-in-the-Rock) is a historic trail running east-southeast from the town of Escalante in southern Utah in the western United States.
Location of Harris Wash within Utah. Harris Wash is a long tributary of the Escalante River located in Garfield County in southern Utah, in the western United States.Over 40 miles (64 km) long [1] with a drainage of 270 square miles (700 km 2), [2] it exhibits many of the geologic features found in the Canyons of the Escalante, including high vertical canyon walls and narrow slot canyons.
The Great White Throne in Zion National Park is an example of white Navajo Sandstone Stevens Arch, near the mouth of Coyote Gulch in the Canyons of the Escalante, is formed from a layer of Navajo Sandstone. The opening is 220 feet (67 m) wide and 160 feet (49 m) high.