Death Hollow, Death Canyon
or Little Death Hollow
is a
slot canyon in the
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in central
Garfield County,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, United States.
It is located on the East side of the
Escalante River southeast of the town of
Escalante, Utah
Escalante () is a city in central Garfield County, Utah, Garfield County, Utah, United States, located along Utah State Route 12, Utah Scenic Byway 12 (SR-12) in the south-central part of the state. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 censu ...
. Not to be confused with the much longer and deeper Death Hollow upstream and directly to the east of the town.
Description
The canyon is located southeast of the town of
Boulder
In geology, a boulder (or rarely bowlder) is a rock fragment with size greater than in diameter. Smaller pieces are called cobbles and pebbles. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive.
In c ...
and is popular with hikers. It is a side canyon of
Horse Canyon
Horse Canyon is a small canyon near the towns of Boulder and Escalante in the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in central Garfield County, Utah, United States
Description
The canyon is one of the three canyons which meet at a fork a ...
, which continues on to the
Escalante River.
See also
*
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.
See also
External links
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Canyons
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in t ...
*
Canyons of the Escalante
The Canyons of the Escalante is a collective name for the erosional landforms created by the Escalante River and its tributariesthe ''Escalante River Basin''. Located in southern Utah in the western United States, these sandstone features includ ...
References
External links
Little Death Hollow- Utah.com
Canyons and gorges of Utah
Canyons and gorges of Garfield County, Utah
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
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