Sulphur Creek (Utah)

Sulphur Creek is a slot canyon canyoneering route found in Capitol Reef National Park in the state of Utah.[1] It is a 6.25 mile hike one way and has been categorized by the state of Utah as an easy hiking trail.[2] The canyon contains waterfalls, pools, overhangs and red sandstone, and a shallow stream that runs through it year-round. The route begins from the Chimney Rock trailhead and ends at the Visitor Center.[3] The rocks at Sulphur Creek are some of the oldest exposed rocks in Capitol Reef.[4]

Sulphur Creek confluences with the Fremont River at the town of Fruita, Utah, located within Capitol Reef National Park.

History

During the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, David Kimball, Herber Kimball and W. Riley Judd sub-contracted to build part of the railroad along Sulphur Creek[5]

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See also

References
  1. "Sulphur Creek - Capitol Reef - Canyoneering". climb-utah.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  2. "Sulphur Creek Hiking Trail". Utah.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. "Slot Canyons of the American Southwest - Sulphur Creek, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah". www.americansouthwest.net. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  4. "Sulphur Creek - Capitol Reef National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  5. Whitney, Orson Ferguson (1916). Whitney's Popular History of Utah. Salt Lake City Utah: The Deseret News. p. 218.

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