Canyoneering Route Description
Imlay Canyon sneak route - 4B IV or V R
Zion National Park, Utah.
Pictures 08-14-10
Pictures 09-02-11
Quick Facts
08-14-10, 4 people, 2 Days (Travel time in route 16.8 hours)
- 5.8 hours to Cross Roads - Full Water Conditions
09-02-11, 7 people, 2 Days (Travel time in route 13.75 hours) - 5
hours to Cross Roads - Moderately Low Water Conditions
Time Required - 12 to 18 hours
Distance - 9.1 miles Total, 1.1 miles Technical
Rappels - 27 Rappels, Longest Rappel 115 feet.
Elevation Range - 4176 - 6050 Feet
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - Yes
See the
Canyoneer Trip Report Explanation Notes page
for an explanation of how the technical mileage or the gear used
list is determined.
Gear Used for Canyon
Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up
to 110 feet and 100 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.
There are a lot of rappels and if a lot of the raps need webbing
added it can really add up. If the canyon has been done recently,
you will likely use very little webbing.
Wet suits are required for this route. Wet suits may not be needed
in the upper half of Imlay down to about rap 16 since the swims are
generally shallow and short. From the cross roads down, wet suits
are a must. The trip down in early June we all wore 7mm wet suits
and had some pretty chilly moments. The trip down in mid July we
wore 7mm wet suits and thought it was a bit too much. 5mm may have
been a better choice for that time of year. To be safe I recommend
5mm is the minimum thickness wet suit to be used for Imlay Canyon.
General Comments
The sneak route into Imlay Canyon starts up the West Rim Trial from
the Grotto Bus Stop in Zion. The route travels up to Scout’s
Lookout then up onto the West Rim Trail. A little over a mile
beyond Scout’s Lookout the route leaves the West Rim Trail and
travels north up and over two passes (saddles) then drops down into
Imlay Canyon at the Cross Roads.
This route can be done in a long day by those that enjoy traveling
fast or may be better suited as an overnight for those wanting to
enjoy some time in the canyon with a sleepover in at the Cross
Roads.
For more comments concerning this route see the general comments for
the full Imlay route.
Getting to the Trailhead and Exit Vehicle (Escape Pod) Parking
To get to the Trailhead
Park at the visitor Zion Visitor Center and ride the shuttle to
the Grotto bus stop.
To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod
No exit vehicle required. This is done a s a loop route.
Maps
Map showing entire route.
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Map showing the off trail portion of the
Sneak Route and the lower Tech section of Imlay.
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Right Click then select "Save Target As" to save the Hi-Res version. .
GPS Waypoint Information
A list of GPS waypoints with Coordinates and descriptions are listed at the bottom of this route description.
Details
The Approach:
After getting off the shuttle at the Grotto stop (wGrottoBusStp),
walk across the road and start down the trail to Angel's Landing.
The trail starts out flat and easy for a while but soon starts to
climb switchbacks as it climbs to Refrigerator Canyon. Continue on
the trail through Refrigerator Canyon. Next will be a series of 21
short but steep switch backs called Walter's Wiggles (sWaltrsWiglsTp).
A short distance after getting to the top of Walter’s Wiggles you
will come to Scout’s Lookout which is about 2.1 miles from the
trailhead. From Scout's Lookout follow the signs at the junction
for the West Rim Trail (jWestRimS) pointing to the West Rim Trail
(not Angel's Landing).
As you continue up the West Rim Trail you will come to a section of
slick rock where it would be easy to lose the trail. A few sign
posts along the slick rock with a boot print on them have been
placed to mark the way over to the continuation of the trail. After
crossing the trailless slick rock area, the trail will begin to
descend again. About 1.2 miles after Scouts Lookout the trail will
have a bridge (cWstRmBridge) that crosses a stream.
As you continue on from the bridge the trail will slowly begin to
climb again through wide open spaces with lots of views to take in.
On the right (north) side of the trail will be a deep drainage
roughly paralleling the trail. About 0.2 miles after crossing the
bridge, the deep drainage will be less deep and easy to cross over (jImlaySneak).
This is where you will leave the trail. Leave the trail and walk
north across the drainage.
After crossing over the drainage that paralleled the West Rim Trail,
you will see a large wide open drainage running to the north in the
direction you are walking. Staying high on the left (west) is easy
travel along slick rock.
A little over 0.25 miles after leaving the West Rim Trail, the large
drainage splits into 2 parallel drainages continuing north. The
contour of the slick rock will soon force you down into the western
of these two drainages.
Note:
Staying high on the slick rock until forced down to the
drainage below helps with navigation. If you drop down too
early it can be a bit confusing to find the proper drainage easily.
After dropping down into the western drainage, look for a way to
climb up onto the ridge that divides these two drainages. There
will be a path running north along the crest of the ridge between
the drainages (wImlaySnkRP-01). The path is actually slight west of
the crest of the ridge.
Follow the path north along the 2 parallel drainages. After about
500 feet the path becomes very well defined and easy to follow.
About 0.5 miles along the path on the ridge between drainages the
trail comes to an abrupt stop (wImlaySnkRP-02). The trail drops
down a steep dirt slope about 60 feet and into the drainage on the
right (east). The drop down is steep and soft dirt winding down
through trees and bushes.
Once down in the drainage on the right (east), follow up the
drainage to the north. There are multiple paths that lead up and
out of the drainage to avoid obstacles. Some are helpful, others
are not. Follow up the drainage using whatever path looks best for
a little over 500 feet to a fork in the drainage (wImlaySnkRP-03).
Follow the path leading up between the two forks. The path will
shortly drop back down into the left (west) of the two forks.
About 0.2 miles from the fork in the drainage is the top of the
first climb on a saddle (wImlaySnkRP-04). This saddle is about 1.3
miles from where you left the West Rim Trail.
From the top of the saddle (wImlaySnkRP-04) start down the slope on
the other (north) side. Dropping down will be very steep and loose
dirt. About 300 feet later the slope begins to level off in a
section of the ravine that has a lot of ferns and other vegetation.
This is a pretty section, take time to enjoy it.
A little over 600 feet from the saddle will be a drop of about 25
feet that is bypassed on a short path LDC.
About 250 feet after the drop to bypass the drainage you are in T’s
into another drainage (wImlaySnkRP-05). To the right (east) is
downhill and to the left (west) is up hill in the drainage.
Note:
This drainage is known as Not Imlay Canyon. To continue the
Imlay Sneak Route turn left and walk upstream in the drainage.
To leave the Imlay Sneak Route and start down into Not Imlay Canyon,
turn right (east) and walk down canyon.
Turn left (west) and start walking up the drainage. About 450 feet
up the drainage is a wall of about 35 feet that stops travel up the
wash. About 100 feet before reaching this wall will be a path on
the left (west) that will lead up the side of the drainage and up to
the top of the wall. If you miss the path, back track about 100
feet to find the path. If you want to climb the wall, it is
possible to climb up the right side then traverse across the top of
the wall to get over it. This is sketchy and not recommended.
From the top of the 35 foot wall (wImlaySnkRP-06), climb up the very
steep dirt ravine. A short distance up the ravine turns to slick
rock and continues steeply up to a dirt covered saddle. The slick
rock is very steep. If you do not feel like climbing up the steep
slick rock you can claw your way to the top in the dirt to the right
of it. Near the top of the slick rock the ravine goes back to dirt
with a defined path leading to the top of the saddle
(wImlaySnkRP-07) which is about 400 feet after the top of the 35
foot wall.
Continue down the north side of this second saddle. The slope down
is very steep and full of loose dirt. After about 600 feet the
ravine begins to level off a little and presents a few sections of
scrambling to get around obstacles.
About 0.35 miles down from the saddle the drainage takes a sharp
left (wImlaySnkRP-08). As it turns left there is a drop of about 30
feet. Bypass this drop by climbing up and over RDC and not turning
with the drainage. Then scramble back down into the drainage on the
other side.
The drainage is easy and semi flat walking for about 800 feet after
the bypass. Then the drainage begins to widen out and drop more
rapidly with a few down climbs along rock fall debris. Near the end
of this down climb section is a larger drop with a couple of large
logs jammed overhead forming a V shaped bridge over the canyon.
Bypass this drop on a path LDC.
About 150 feet after bypassing the drop with the logs overhead,
there will be a drop of about 50 feet that is not down climbable and
over hung (wImlaySnkRP-09). To bypass this drop, back up about
300 feet to find spot you can climb up the RDC side of the drainage
and traverse down canyon toward a wide open slick rock slope.
Note:
Here is a better idea than traveling down canyon looking for the
non-downclimable drop then backing up. Just keep an eye on the
RDC side and note when the canyon wall seems to be getting
significantly lower and looks like it might open up on the right.
When you see this look for a spot to climb up and begin traversing
the RDC side down canyon up onto the wide open slick rock area.
After getting up to the wide open slick rock, the wall on the other
side of Imlay is impressive and very "in your face". Walk north down
the slick rock slope toward Imlay Canyon until you reach a drop
off.
From here you have two options:
Option one:
Turn left (west – up canyon) and cross over the drainage you
have been traveling down by a pour off. After crossing the drainage
it is a short traverse along a dirt path to a steep soft dirt slope
down a small side drainage to the floor of Imlay Canyon. This is
the lower portion of the Cross Roads Area (wImlayCrossRds).
Option two:
Turn right (east - down canyon) and look for a sloped section of
slick rock you can scramble down to the canyon floor. This
will put you on the floor of the canyon just below rap 19.
There is also a great alcove for camping there as well as a pool
that generally has plenty of water to filter. Keep in mind
that water is not guaranteed. Plan on having some extra with
you just in case.
For the remainder of the route, refer to the listing for the Full
Imlay Canyon Route and begin at the Cross Roads.
The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
For canyoneering / technical, refer to the listing for the Imlay
Canyon full route, starting from point wImlayCrossRds.
The Exit:
For exit, refer to the listing for the Imlay Canyon full route.
GPS Waypoint Information
In the future I may start to have GPX
files for down load but not quite yet.
Most
GPS units and mapping software use the common gpx file format
including Google Earth.
National Geographic TOPO! hides the feature
to import GPX files. To find the feature........
1. Click on "Handhelds" in the menu at the top.
2. Select the option for "Import (from GPS or .txt)
Wizard..
3. Select "In a .gpx file....... and click
on Next
4. Use the window that opens to navigate to the GPX file
you wish to open.
Garmin MapSource will open a GPX file in
the same way it opens other formats by simply using the File
then Open.
If you wish to convert between formats to
get your data from one software title to another you can use the
free GPSBabel software.
Elevations are approximate. Waypoints with no elevation
data will display NaN in place of the elevation.
Elevations are in meters so multiplying by 3.28083 is necessary
to get elevations in feet.
The first letter of a waypoint denotes the type of point.
Rappels start with d. Technical top and bottom of canyons
start with y. the letter w denotes a generic point.
Scenic spots start with s. Trailheads start with t.
Junctions of trails or canyons start with j.
Notes for GPS information:
Waypoint coordinates are listed with
WGS84 datum and in Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd° format.
Waypoints are listed alphabetically by waypoint name
(not in order on the route).
BEFORE entering coordinates from this website, please ensure
your system (GPS or mapping software) is set to the same datum
used here (WGS84). Entering coordinate information with
inconsistent datum's can result in the waypoints being off by
hundreds of feet. It is important to keep this in mind
when entering waypoints from any source.
cWstRmBridge |
- A bridge allowing the trail to cross a stream.
- N37.285980703309178 W-112.95581837184727
Elevation 1,703.83
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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dImlayR1-3 |
- Raps 1-3 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 1, 140 feet and anchored from a tree.
Rap 2, 60 feet and anchored from small tree at bottom of rap 1.
Rap 3, 100 feet down water course with pot holes and anchored from shrubs.
- N37.319866642355919 W-112.98598333261907
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR10 |
- Rap 10 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 35 feet to a side canyon leading back to the main Imlay wash and anchored from a tree after climbing up and over LDC from snow blocking travel.
- N37.320978082716465 W-112.97273338772357
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR11 |
- Rap 11 in Imlay Canyon. Drops abut 10 feet into a pool in a slot. Anchored from bush roots that are half exposed.
- N37.319478979334235 W-112.97309087589383
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR12 |
- Rap 12 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 90 feet down sloped wall from a large pine RDC.
- N37.319364817813039 W-112.97102892771363
Elevation 1,725.17
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dImlayR13 |
- Rap 13 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 20 feet in a narrows to a pool. Anchored from 2 bolt and hangers LDC.
- N37.319924980401993 W-112.96976233832538
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR14 |
- Rap 14 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 30 feet to dry floor and anchored from tree overhead LDC.
- N37.317689945921302 W-112.96725941821933
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR15 |
- Rap 15 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 8 feet into a pool in a slot and anchored from a log.
- N37.316569034010172 W-112.96548672951758
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR16-18 |
- Rap 16 -17 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 16 drops about 25 feet into a narrows and is anchored from a small tree LDC.
Rap 17 drops about 25 feet and anchored from 2 bolt and hangers RDC.
Rap 18 drops about 15 feet to a pot hole and is anchored from one bolted hanger RDC.
- N37.316633323207498 W-112.96436665579677
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR19 |
- Rap 19 in Imlay Canyon. Uses about 60 feet of rope travel over all. Anchored LDC from 2 bolt and hangers. 20 feet then across a pool then down another 12 feet.
- N37.315936870872974 W-112.961071645841
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR20 |
- Rap 20 in Imlay Canyon. Drops 12 feet to pool anchored from log.
- N37.315320800989866 W-112.95955460518599
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR21-22 |
- Rap 21 - 22 in Imlay Canyon. Shortly before reaching rap 21 will be a large stone wedged overhead of about 6ft in diameter. To get to rap 21 you will need to climb up a ramp of log jam debris.
Rap 21 drops about 15 feet anchored from choke stone RDC by large boulder.
Rap 22 drops about 15 feet to pool anchored up canyon about 20 feet by log used as a dead man. Bumpy rock at the top is a good landmark.
- N37.314033508300781 W-112.9585075378418
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR23 |
- Rap 23 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 20 feet to a pool anchored from 1 bolt and hanger RDC.
- N37.312026880681515 W-112.95576472766697
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR24-27 |
- Rap 24 - 27 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 24 drops about 15 feet and anchored from choke stone at your feet.
Rap 25 drops about 20 feet and is anchored from a single bolted anchor LDC on the other side of a natural window.
Rap 26 drops about 15 feet and is anchored from a log at the top of the rap.
Rap 27 drops about 35 feet and is anchored LDC by 2 bolted hangers.
- N37.311722952872515 W-112.95558200217783
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR28-29 |
- Raps 28 - 29 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 28 drops about 12 feet and is anchored LDC from a log.
Rap 29 drops about 20 feet and is anchored from a log.
- N37.309813052415848 W-112.95421147719026
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR30 |
- Rap 30 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 20 feet and is anchored RDC from a single bolted hanger.
- N37.309466795995831 W-112.95352265238762
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR31-32 |
- Raps 31 and 32 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 31 drops about 12 feet.
Rap 32 drops about 15 feet and is anchored LDC from 2 bolted hangers.
- N37.309095477685332 W-112.95317337848246
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR33 |
- Rap 33 in Imlay. Drops about 25 feet to a keeper. Anchored LDC from 2 bolt and hangers.
- N37.308829352259636 W-112.95266979373991
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR34-37 |
- Raps 34 - 37 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 34 drops about 6 feet, anchored from a log and can easily be down climbed.
Rap 35 drops about 25 feet and is anchored LDC from 2 bolted hangers.
Rap 36 drops about 8 feet is anchored from a log and can be easily down climbed.
Rap 37 drops about 15 feet and is anchored from a scarily placed piton RDC and can easily be handlined as well.
- N37.308339765295386 W-112.95022470876575
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR38-40 |
- Raps 38 - 40 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 38 drops about 15 feet and is anchored from a single bolted hanger RDC.
Rap 39 drops about 15 feet and anchored from 2 bolted hangers LDC
Rap 40 drops about 20 feet and is anchored from 2 bolted hangers LDC.
Raps 39 and 40 can be combined as a single rap using 60 feet or rope travel.
- N37.308947620913386 W-112.94955055229366
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR4 |
- Rap 4 in Imlay Canyon. Drops 40 feet from pine tree along a slow trickling water fall.
- N37.319535976275802 W-112.9835105035454
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR41-43 |
- Raps 41 - 43 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 41 drops about 30 feet and anchored from a single bolted hanger RDC.
Rap 42 drops about 20 feet and is anchored from 2 bolted hangers RDC.
Rap 43 drops about 10 feet and is anchored from one bolted hanger LDC.
- N37.309450367465615 W-112.94936371967196
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR44-46 |
- Raps 44 - 46 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 44 drops about 25 feet to a keeper and is anchored 2 bolted hangers RDC.
Rap 45 drops about 45 feet and is anchored from 2 bolted hangers LDC.
Rap 46 drops about 115 feet to the Narrows and is anchored from a few bolted hangers LDC around a corner on a ledge.
- N37.309719761833549 W-112.9492702614516
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR5-7 |
- Raps 5 - 7 in Imlay Canyon.
Rap 5, drops 25 feet to a larger pine tree and anchored from a not so healthy pine tree.
Rap 6, Drops 50 feet to a small rock ledge.
Rap 7, Drops 170 feet along a sheer wall with slow flowing water cascading down it next to the rap.
Coordinates are approx since I had GPS issues at this point.
- N37.319345036521554 W-112.9830461461097
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR8 |
- Rap 8 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 15 feet down a crack in the water course with a pool midway down and anchored from a small tree above the rap. Approx location.
- N37.319143116474152 W-112.98117740079761
Elevation NaN
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dImlayR9 |
- Rap 9 in Imlay Canyon. Drops about 12 feet from a tree LDC into a shallow pool.
- N37.318692086264491 W-112.9771367367357
Elevation NaN
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FloatngRck |
- Rock in middle of River. Walking up stream it looks like a big chunk of Ham. Coordinates obtained by counting paces for more details see Trek0045
- N37.310649985447526 W-112.94938333332539
Elevation NaN
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jImlaySneak |
- This is where you leave the trail to start the off trail portion of the Sneak Route to Imlay Canyon.
- N37.286833310499787 W-112.95903333462775
Elevation 1,734.31
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jPotatoHollow |
- Junction off the West Rim Trail to Potato Hallow.
- N37.320983363315463 W-112.98908329568803
Elevation 2,075.69
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jRiverWalkEnd |
- This is where the river walk side walk meets the river in The Narrows.
- N37.296716663986444 W-112.94818069785833
Elevation 1,389.89
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jSawMillSpg |
- Junction to Saw Mill Spring
- N37.371838549152017 W-113.015022771433
Elevation 2,221.99
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jWestRimS |
- Junction off the Angel's Landing trail for the Southern West Rim Trailhead. This is known as Scouts Lookout.
- N37.274917596951127 W-112.95085284858942
Elevation 1,624.58
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jWldCatCny |
- Junction where the Wild Cat Canyon Trail ends at the West Rim Trail.
- N37.380565702915192 W-113.02243513986468
Elevation 2,270.76
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lImlayCmp1 |
- Camp area LDC on a ledge just above a deep slot with Rap 16 next to it. There is a fire ring and fire wood there as well.
- N37.31664564460516 W-112.96443245373666
Elevation 1,665.73
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lWestRimCmp08 |
- Camp site 8 on the West Rim Trail
- N37.321262061595917 W-112.98692772164941
Elevation NaN
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Mile14Nrws |
- 14 Miles from NrwsTHtop2 And 14.5 Miles from NrwsTHtop1
- N37.303802724927664 W-112.9484417103231
Elevation NaN
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Mile15Nrws |
- 15 Miles from NrwsTHtop2 And 15.5 Miles from NrwsTHtop1
- N37.297661304473877 W-112.94715642929077
Elevation NaN
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pAngelsLnd |
- Angels Landing. Awesome view of the area from here.
- N37.269282527267933 W-112.94790904037654
Elevation 1,758.70
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Rest7-1-03 |
- Place we rested on 7-3-03 No GPS reception. Coordinates obtained by counting paces from Floating Rock.
- N37.317387862131 W-112.95217735692859
Elevation NaN
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sImlayDarkSlot |
- Approximate location of the dark slot in Imlay Canyon
- N37.311383401975036 W-112.95561242848635
Elevation NaN
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sWaltrsWiglsTp |
- Top of Walter's Wiggles. 21 short steep switchbacks cut into the rock for the trail.
- N37.275336859747767 W-112.95127915218472
Elevation NaN
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tAngleLnd |
- Angel's Landing Trailhead.
- N37.2599833086133 W-112.95151669532061
Elevation 1,310.64
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tNarrowsBot |
- Bottom trailhead for the Virgin River Narrows at the Temple of Sinawava.
- N37.28534996509552 W-112.94785003177822
Elevation 1,353.31
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tWestRimN |
- Northern trailhead for the West Rim Trail (by Lava Point).
- N37.381549989804626 W-113.0229833163321
Elevation 2,276.86
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wBusStpGrotto |
- The Grotto shuttle stop on the Zion - Floor of the Valley road.
- N37.259077057242393 W-112.95121109113097
Elevation 1,304.54
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wImlayCrossRds |
- Cross Roads in Imlay Canyon where the shortcut route joins the main route.
- N37.315933350473642 W-112.9623166937381
Elevation 1,621.54
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wImlayRP-01 |
- This point is slightly downstream of the pond and slightly upstream of the actual head of Imlay Canyon.
- N37.320617912337184 W-112.98744924366474
Elevation NaN
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wImlayRP-02 |
- Ledge in water course with no good anchors.
- N37.319339923560619 W-112.98389154486358
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlayRP-03 |
- Large chunk of Snow blocking path. Travel up and over LDC.
- N37.320094127207994 W-112.97364634461701
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlayRP-04 |
- Another canyon drops in RDC.
- N37.316081626340747 W-112.96355444937944
Elevation 1,627.63
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlayRP-05 |
- Another canyon drops in LDC.
- N37.316247085109353 W-112.96307131648064
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlayRP-06 |
- Canyon opens briefly. Then tightens up again here.
- N37.308362815529108 W-112.9506189096719
Elevation 1,508.76
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-01 |
- A path is here running north along the crest of the ridge that divides the two parallel drainages.
- N37.291546035557985 W-112.95688304118812
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-02 |
- Trail along the ridge ends and drops down into the drainage on the right (east). The path down into the drainage is steep and soft dirt.
- N37.298335963860154 W-112.95898798853159
Elevation 1,773.94
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-03 |
- Fork in the drainage. Follow up a path between the two drainages.
- N37.299752337858081 W-112.95884817838669
Elevation NaN
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wImlaySnkRP-04 |
- Top of the first climb on a saddle.
- N37.302453992888331 W-112.95902696438134
Elevation 1,828.80
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-05 |
- The drainage dropping down from the saddle T's into another drainage here. To the right (east) is down hill in the drainage which leads toward the Narrows. To the left (west) is up hill in the drainage. To continue on the Sneak Route to Imlay Canyon turn left (east) and continue up the drainage.
- N37.30475096963346 W-112.95849898830056
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-06 |
- A wall of about 35 feet blocks travel up the drainage. Look for a path on the left (west) side of the drainage about 100 feet before reaching this wall. Or you can climb up the right (east) side and traverse over the top of this wall. Climbing up and traversing over is not recommended as it is dangerous.
- N37.30592711828649 W-112.9588717315346
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-07 |
- Top of the second saddle. This is about 400 feet after the 35 foot wall.
- N37.306973012164235 W-112.95872898772359
Elevation 1,847.09
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-08 |
- Drainage takes a sharp left and drops over a drop of about 30 feet. Bypass this drop by climbing up and over RDC and not turning with the drainage. Then scramble back down into the drainage on the other side.
- N37.311603678390384 W-112.96045540831983
Elevation 1,734.31
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wImlaySnkRP-09 |
- Drop of about 50 feet that is not down climbable. Bypass the drop by climbing up a steep slope RDC and get up to a the slick rock up out of the canyon.
- N37.314623761922121 W-112.96174647286534
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wIronMessiah |
- SpearHead / Iron Messiah Climb Rotue
- N37.264169985428452 W-112.95360999181867
Elevation 1,829.41
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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wMIAgate |
- MIA Gate. Do not drive past here. You may find the gate locked on your return.
- N37.381895994767547 W-113.02255801856518
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yCorralHlwTp |
- Top entry for Corral Hollow. This is very approximate.
- N37.339167231693864 W-113.0002680234611
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yImlayBt |
- Bottom of Imlay Canyoneering route where it dumps into The Zion Narrows.
- N37.309858482331038 W-112.94922525063157
Elevation 1,423.42
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yImlayTp |
- Top of the Imlay Canyoneering route where it leaves the Potato Hollow area.
- N37.32045060954988 W-112.98730440437794
Elevation 2,054.35
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yMysteryBt |
- Bottom exit of Mystery Canyon where it meets the Virgin River Narrows after the 120 foot Rap 11.
- N37.299283286556602 W-112.94447111897171
Elevation 1,389.89
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yOrdervilleBt |
- Bottom exit of Orderville Canyon.
Junction where Orderville Canyon meets the narrows in the North Fork of the Virgin River. Zion Ntl. Park
- N37.308029970154166 W-112.94661227613688
Elevation 1,423.42
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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yRefrigratorTp |
- Top entry for Refrigerator Canyon.
- N37.28301334194839 W-112.95354327186942
Elevation NaN
Meters - (for feet multiply by 3.28083)
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