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Sulphur Creek (Fremont River)

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Coordinates: 38°17′10″N 111°14′43″W / 38.2862°N 111.2452°W / 38.2862; -111.2452
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Sulphur Creek is a slot canyon canyoneering route found in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, United States.[1]

Canyons above the creek

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 near 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 empties into the Fremont River at the town of Fruita, located within Capitol Reef National Park.

History

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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]

See also

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References

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  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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