Blue John Canyon, Utah, United States
E1016358
Blue John Canyon in Utah is a remote slot canyon best known as the site of Aron Ralston’s 2003 canyoneering accident, later depicted in the film "127 Hours."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue John Canyon | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
slot canyon ⓘ |
| access | unmarked dirt roads from Utah State Route 24 ⓘ |
| approxElevation | about 1,400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| bestSeason |
fall
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | Horseshoe Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Horseshoe Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | high desert shrubland ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
book Between a Rock and a Hard Place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film 127 Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmLocationFor | story depicted in 127 Hours ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dryfalls
ⓘ
potholes ⓘ tight constrictions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Fork
ⓘ
Lower Blue John Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Fork ⓘ R2 rappel section (Ralston accident site) ⓘ Upper Blue John Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ West Fork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
flash floods
ⓘ
getting trapped in narrow slots ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aron Ralston accident in 2003
ⓘ
being the setting of the film 127 Hours ⓘ narrow slot sections ⓘ remote desert location ⓘ technical canyoneering routes ⓘ |
| landStatus | public land ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Robbers Roost area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Rafael Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wayne County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | outlaw nicknamed Blue John ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Hanksville, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Aron Ralston self-amputation and rescue in April 2003 ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
canyoneering
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
downclimbing ability
ⓘ
route-finding skills ⓘ technical rope skills for many routes ⓘ |
| rockType | sandstone ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Horseshoe Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.