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Bluejohn Canyon

161 m of rock, cut by the Main Fork of Bluejohn Canyon.

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Michael Grindstaff · CC BY-SA 3.0

The cut

161 metres, to scale.

A slice through Bluejohn Canyon where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

1,752 m1,746 m161 m6.2 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.01,752 m1,746 m161 m6.2 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m

Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.

161m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

6.2km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

13°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

1,585m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

Afternoons, up top and down below.

In July the afternoon reaches 35 °C. The best months to hike are from April to May and in October. The floor passes 35 °C in July: walk at dawn and carry water. The rim freezes at night from November to February.

rim · 1,752 mfloor · 1,585 m
  1. 4°3°Jan
  2. 7°6°Feb
  3. 14°12°Mar
  4. 19°18°Apr
  5. 25°24°May
  6. 32°31°Jun
  7. 35°34°Jul
  8. 33°32°Aug
  9. 28°27°Sep
  10. 19°18°Oct
  11. 11°10°Nov
  12. 4°3°Dec
Hike: Apr–May, OctFloor above 35 °C: JulFrost on the rim: Nov–Feb

Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.

Slot canyon in Canyonlands National Park in Wayne County, Utah, United States

Bluejohn Canyon is a canyon in United States, cut by the Main Fork of Bluejohn Canyon river. The relief model measures 161 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 6.2 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Canyonlands National Park.

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Getting there.

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

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From the sky.

The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.

Bluejohn Canyon seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 3 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the canyon.

    • viewpoints within 5 km
    • marked hiking routes within 4 km
    • via ferrata routes within 4 km
    • climbing crags within 3 km
    • footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
    • rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
    • swimming spots within 3 km
    • named waterfalls within 4 km
    • caves within 3 km
    • car parks within 3 km
    • information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
    • bus stops within 2 km
    • campsites within 8 km
    • hotels and guesthouses within 8 km
    • restaurants and cafés within 4 km

    Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

    In our other atlases

    What else is around Bluejohn Canyon.

    The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.

    Peakyas8 mountains within 15 km
    Red Nubs · 2.9 kmWhitbeck Knoll · 7.6 kmHigh Spur · 10 kmDeadman Hill1,844 m · 11 kmThe Spur · 11 kmSugarloaf Butte · 11 kmHead Spur · 12 kmRunts Knob · 13 km

    Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

    Month by month

    The weather, at the floor and at the rim.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    Afternoon · floor471419253235332819114
    Afternoon · rim361218243134322718103
    Night · rim-7-5-228141917124-3-6
    Rain (mm)161617161710252427271619
    Rainy days555552676544
    Sun hours/day6.57.29.310.812.113.712.111.010.49.17.66.0
    Snow on the ground (cm)141162000001513
    Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
    Jan43-7166.5
    Feb76-5167.2
    Mar1412-2179.3
    Apr191821610.8
    May252481712.1
    Jun3231141013.7
    Jul3534192512.1
    Aug3332172411.0
    Sep2827122710.4
    Oct19184279.1
    Nov1110-3167.6
    Dec43-6196.0

    Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (1,585 m) and the rim (1,752 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

    Recent years

    Wet years, dry years.

    Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.

    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    202050%44%203%19%14%203%55%9%24%37%48%103%
    2021144%66%107%87%45%274%110%206%119%154%7%134%
    20226%101%94%42%14%100%129%161%126%136%98%133%
    2023241%106%274%66%68%85%33%141%42%37%111%92%
    202487%143%211%49%52%253%17%254%9%103%139%12%
    20252%38%56%123%102%79%34%66%71%188%131%43%

    130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

    Compare with the neighbours.

    Bluejohn Canyon

    United States

    • 161 mDepth
    • 6.2 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 13°Steepest wall

    Horseshoe Canyon

    United States · 28 km

    • 293 mDepth
    • 2.3 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 42°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Stillwater Canyon

    United States · 41 km

    • 345 mDepth
    • 1.0 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 44°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Cataract Canyon

    United States · 59 km

    • 488 mDepth
    • 7.1 kmRim to rim
    • —Length
    • 42°Steepest wall

    See the guide

    Where these figures come from

    Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q888473) · CC0
    The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
    ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
    Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
    ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
    Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

    Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

    The family

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