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Crack Canyon Trailhead

Emery County, UT

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Crack Canyon Trailhead on Behind the Reef Road starts a multi-mile walk into a narrow San Rafael Reef canyon of the same name. The route follows an old track then a rock canyon with obstacles and slot sections inside a wilderness study area. Access is from Temple Mountain Road west of UT-24 near Goblin Valley.

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RegionEmery County, UT
Coordinates (approx.)38.6429, -110.7452
ARPACultural sites and artifacts are protected by federal law (ARPA/NHPA) — stay on established routes, touch and remove nothing, and follow the managing agency's and the affiliated tribe's guidance on access.

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