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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The canyon is located southwest of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of the National Park and {{convert|42|mi|km}} south of [[Green River, Utah|Green River]]. It runs for approximately {{convert|11|mi|km}} and is a [[tributary]] of [[Horseshoe Canyon (Utah)|Horseshoe Canyon]], running northeastwards from the [[Robbers Roost]] Flats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utah.com/sanrafael/blue_john_canyon.htm|title=Blue John Canyon|website=utah.com|publisher=Utah.com|date=18 Nov 2010|accessdate=22 Jan 2017| |
The canyon is located southwest of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of the National Park and {{convert|42|mi|km}} south of [[Green River, Utah|Green River]]. It runs for approximately {{convert|11|mi|km}} and is a [[tributary]] of [[Horseshoe Canyon (Utah)|Horseshoe Canyon]], running northeastwards from the [[Robbers Roost]] Flats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utah.com/sanrafael/blue_john_canyon.htm|title=Blue John Canyon|website=utah.com|publisher=Utah.com|date=18 Nov 2010|accessdate=22 Jan 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906174935/http://www.utah.com/sanrafael/blue_john_canyon.htm|archivedate=2015-09-06|via=[[Internet Archive|web.archive.org]]|df=}}</ref> |
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Bluejohn Canyon came to international attention in 2003 as the place where the outdoorsman [[Aron Ralston]] was forced to amputate his own right forearm with a [[multi-tool]] after it became trapped by a boulder. Ralston's entrapment was described in his autobiography ''[[Between a Rock and a Hard Place (book)|Between a Rock and a Hard Place]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curledup.com/rockhard.htm|title=Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Reviewed|last=Kopp|first=Megan|website=curledup.com|accessdate=22 Jan 2017}}</ref> and was depicted in the 2010 film ''[[127 Hours]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/127hours/|title=127 Hours|website=foxsearchlight.com|publisher=[[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles|accessdate=22 Jan 2017}}</ref> |
Bluejohn Canyon came to international attention in 2003 as the place where the outdoorsman [[Aron Ralston]] was forced to amputate his own right forearm with a [[multi-tool]] after it became trapped by a boulder. Ralston's entrapment was described in his autobiography ''[[Between a Rock and a Hard Place (book)|Between a Rock and a Hard Place]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curledup.com/rockhard.htm|title=Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Reviewed|last=Kopp|first=Megan|website=curledup.com|accessdate=22 Jan 2017}}</ref> and was depicted in the 2010 film ''[[127 Hours]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsearchlight.com/127hours/|title=127 Hours|website=foxsearchlight.com|publisher=[[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation]]|location=Los Angeles|accessdate=22 Jan 2017}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Canyons and gorges of Utah]] |
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Revision as of 18:37, 29 September 2019
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 Main Fork Bluejohn Canyon, October 2011 | |
  Bluejohn Canyon Location of Bluejohn Canyon within the State of Utah | |
| Floor elevation | 4,839 ft (1,475 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Canyonlands National Park Wayne County, Utah United States |
| Coordinates | 38°22′42″N 110°16′41″W / 38.37833°N 110.27806°W |
Bluejohn Canyon is a slot canyon in Canyonlands National Park in eastern Wayne County, Utah, United States, that is often (mistakenly) referred to as "Blue John Canyon".[1][2]
Description
The canyon is located southwest of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of the National Park and 42 miles (68 km) south of Green River. It runs for approximately 11 miles (18 km) and is a tributary of Horseshoe Canyon, running northeastwards from the Robbers Roost Flats.[3]
Bluejohn Canyon came to international attention in 2003 as the place where the outdoorsman Aron Ralston was forced to amputate his own right forearm with a multi-tool after it became trapped by a boulder. Ralston's entrapment was described in his autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place[4] and was depicted in the 2010 film 127 Hours.[5]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluejohn Canyon
- ^ "MyTopo Maps - Bluejohn Canyon, Wayne County, UT, United States" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 5 Mar 2018.
- ^ "Blue John Canyon". utah.com. Utah.com. 18 Nov 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ Kopp, Megan. "Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Reviewed". curledup.com. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017.
- ^ "127 Hours". foxsearchlight.com. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Retrieved 22 Jan 2017.
External links
Media related to Bluejohn Canyon at Wikimedia Commons
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