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San Rafael Reef

Phone:

435-636-3600

Email:

utprmail@blm.gov

Address:

Price Field Office 125 South 600 West Price, UT 84501

Latitude/Longitude:

38.79515248, -110.5443205

Directions:

The San Rafael Reef WSA is located in Emery County, about 18 miles west of Green River, UT.

External Map:

https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/BLMUtahTempleMtRec.pdf

San Rafael Reef

The study area is on the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell. The San Rafael Reef is a nearly north-south trending hogback that dips steeply eastward. The central and northern parts of the WSA are composed mostly of multicolored sandstone mesas, faulted and joined so as to give a checkerboard appearance. The rest of the study area consists of canyons from 200 to 1,000 feet deep that drain eastward. Fins jut vertically from the desert floor in the northeastern part of the study area. The study area is increasingly popular for rock climbing and canyoneering.