Canyoneering Route Description List:
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
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Pandora's Box - Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
3A or B IV
Time Required - 11 to 14 hours
Distance - 10.5 miles Total, 1.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 7 Rappels, Longest Rappel 150 feet.
Elevation Range - 6515 - 7640 Feet
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger
(if you are careful)
Permit Required - No
Time Required - 3 to 4 hours for Na-gah only -
add about 3 hours if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Distance - 2.3 miles Total, 0.4 miles Technical
- add 2.4 miles if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 155 feet.
Elevation Range - 5390 - 6040 Feet (max
elevation will be 7065 if also doing the Fern's Nipple side
trip).
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - No
Time Required - 4 to 5 hours for Timpie only -
add about 2.5 hours if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Distance - 2.8 miles Total, 0.3 miles Technical
- add 1.4 miles if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Rappels - 4 Rappels, Longest Rappel 275
feet. Last 50 feet of longest rap can be down climbed.
Elevation Range - 5390 - 6240 Feet (max
elevation will be 7065 if also doing the Fern's Nipple side
trip).
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - No
Time Required - 7 to 9 hours for Nighthawk only -
add about 2 hours if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Distance - 3.3 miles Total, 0.4 miles Technical
- add 0.8 miles if also doing the Fern's Nipple side trip.
Rappels - 7 Rappels, Longest Rappel 200+ feet.
(longest rap - right at 200 feet if webbing is extended -
slightly longer rope recommended)
Elevation Range - 5390 - 6240 Feet (max
elevation will be 7065 if also doing the Fern's Nipple side
trip).
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - No
Smokestack Canyon - Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
3A III
Time Required - 5 to 7.5 hours
Distance - 5.4 miles Total, 0.9 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 115 feet.
Elevation Range - 6000 - 6970 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - No
Strike
2 Canyon - Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
3B III
Time Required - 5 to 7 hours
Distance - 1.4 miles total, 0.3 miles
technical.
Rappels - 3 total, longest rap 200'.
The longest rap will be longer than 200 feet IF the anchor
for rap 1 is not set very long. See route description for
details.
7 other chimney drops of 30 to 50 feet may be considered
rappels to some and down climbs to others.
Elevation Range - 5946 - 5130 feet
Shuttle Required - Yes - 7.2 miles Vehicle
- High Clearance. Permit Required - No
Optionally a passenger car can be used, but you will need to
walk the last 1.8 miles into the trailhead for the canyon.
The Wives - Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
3A I or 4B I depending on which canyon
Rating -All of the Wives including TOTGA are 3A I
except for Wife 5. Wife 5 is 4B I.
Time Required - 3.5
to 8 hours depending on which or how many Wives are done.
Distance for one Wife - about 2.0 miles Total, 0.2 miles Technical
Distance for two Wives - about 3.0 miles Total, 0.4 miles Technical
Distance for three Wives - about 4.0 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical
Rappels Wife 1 - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 60 feet.
Rappels Wife 2 - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 100 feet.
Rappels TOTGA - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel NA feet.
One down climb may require rope for belay.
Rappels Wife 3 - 2 mandatory and 1 optional
Rappels, Longest Rappel 200 feet - if the webbing is extended.
Rappels Wife 4 - 1 Rappels, Longest Rappel 75 feet.
Rappels Wife 5 - 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 100 feet.
Rappels Wife 6 - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 80 feet.
Elevation Range - 5450 - 6200 feet.
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - No