Beartrap Canyon Wilderness
Protected area in Utah, United States
37°25′33″N 113°05′20″W / 37.4257°N 113.0889°W / 37.4257; -113.0889Beartrap Canyon Wilderness is a 40-acre (0.2 km2) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to the Kolob Canyons region of Zion National Park, it encompasses and protects part of Beartrap Canyon Creek, a tributary of the Wild & Scenic Virgin River.[2] Beartrap Canyon Wilderness is bordered by the Zion Wilderness to the east.
Access to the canyon is from the LaVerkin Creek Trail in Zion National Park.
See also
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness Act
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beartrap Canyon Wilderness.
- Beartrap Canyon Wilderness - Wilderness.net
- Map of wilderness areas in northeastern Washington County, Utah
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