Marysvale Canyon (sometimes referred to as Sevier Canyon) is a canyon in
Piute and
Sevier
Sevier ( ) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Sevier County, Utah, United States. It lies in the valley of the Sevier River along U.S. Route 89 southwest of the city of Richfield, the county seat of Sevier County. Its elevation is ...
counties in southwest
Utah,
United States which runs north from just north of
Marysvale north to the town of
Sevier
Sevier ( ) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Sevier County, Utah, United States. It lies in the valley of the Sevier River along U.S. Route 89 southwest of the city of Richfield, the county seat of Sevier County. Its elevation is ...
.
Description
The canyon is a steep walled canyon formed by the flow of the meandering
Sevier River
The Sevier River (pronounced "severe") is a -long river in the Great Basin of southwestern Utah in the United States. Originating west of Bryce Canyon National Park, the river flows north through a chain of high farming valleys and steep canyons ...
. The narrow canyon lies between Sargent Mountain on the northeast corner of the
Tushar Mountains to the west and the margin of the small
Antelope Range
The United States contains a number of mountain ranges named Antelope (or
similar):
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of Sevier County to the east. The canyon ends to the north at the intersection of the Sevier River with Clear Creek Canyon which forms the north margin of the Tushars. To the south the canyon starts about north of Marysvale where the broad Sevier Valley narrows abruptly from a broad wide valley to a narrow gorge.
[''Beaver, Utah,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980]
Points of interest in the canyon are Big Rock Candy Mountain, old mining sites, and the rail tunnels along the old
Marysvale Branch of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad that has been converted to a hiking/biking path.
See also
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List of canyons and gorges in Utah
References
External links
Official Website of Marysvale Utah
Canyons and gorges of Utah
Landforms of Piute County, Utah
Landforms of Sevier County, Utah
U.S. Route 89
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