San Rafael Swell

E148090
geologic uplift physiographic region tourist attraction

The San Rafael Swell is a large, rugged geologic uplift in central Utah known for its dramatic canyons, mesas, and sandstone formations popular with hikers and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Label Occurrences
San Rafael Swell canonical 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic uplift ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
contains Bell Canyon ⓘ
Chute Canyon ⓘ
Crack Canyon ⓘ
Goblin Valley region (adjacent area) ⓘ
Horseshoe Canyon (upper reaches) ⓘ
Little Wild Horse Canyon ⓘ
Mexican Mountain ⓘ
San Rafael Reef ⓘ
Temple Mountain area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy Interstate 70 ⓘ
drainage Muddy Creek ⓘ
Price River ⓘ
San Rafael River ⓘ
formationProcess uplift ⓘ
geologicAge Mesozoic Era ⓘ
surface form: Mesozoic

Paleozoic ⓘ
geologicProvince Colorado Plateau ⓘ
hasConservationStatus partly designated as San Rafael Swell Recreation Area ⓘ
hasGeologicFeature canyons ⓘ
domes ⓘ
mesas ⓘ
reefs ⓘ
sandstone formations ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
hasViewpoint Ghost Rock viewpoint ⓘ
Spotted Wolf Canyon overlook ⓘ
knownFor dramatic canyon landscapes ⓘ
recreational opportunities ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
locatedIn Emery County, Utah ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Wayne County, Utah ⓘ
central Utah ⓘ
management U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Land Management
nearestTown Castle Dale, Utah ⓘ
Green River, Utah ⓘ
Hanksville, Utah ⓘ
partOf Colorado Plateau ⓘ
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
off-road driving ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
recreationType dispersed recreation ⓘ
rockType limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado Plateau → contains → San Rafael Swell ⓘ
Entrada Sandstone → exposedAt → San Rafael Swell ⓘ
San Rafael Group → namedFor → San Rafael Swell ⓘ