Bluejohn Canyon is probably named for a 19th-century outlaw by the name of John Griffith, who reportedly kept stolen horses in the area. He had one blue eye and one brown eye and was known by the nickname "Blue John".[3]
Though often mistakenly believed to be within Canyonlands National Park, Bluejohn Canyon is actually on BLM land southwest of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of the park and 42 miles (68 km) south of the town of Green River. The main fork of the canyon, approximately 11 miles (18 km) in length, runs north-northeast from the Robbers Roost Flats, and is a tributary of Horseshoe Canyon. The main fork also has several tributary canyons of its own.[4] Traversing the entire length of Bluejohn Canyon requires technical canyoneering skills and equipment.
Bluejohn Canyon came to international attention in 2003 as the place where outdoorsman Aron Ralston was forced to amputate his own right forearm with a multi-tool after it became trapped by a boulder. Ralston's five-day ordeal was described in his autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place[5] and was depicted in the 2010 film 127 Hours.[6]
bluejohn, canyon, confused, with, blue, john, cavern, often, mistakenly, referred, blue, john, canyon, slot, canyon, eastern, wayne, county, utah, united, states, land, just, south, boundary, horseshoe, canyon, unit, canyonlands, national, park, main, fork, oc. Not to be confused with Blue John Cavern Bluejohn Canyon often mistakenly referred to as Blue John Canyon is a slot canyon in eastern Wayne County Utah United States It is on BLM land just south of the boundary of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of Canyonlands National Park 1 2 Bluejohn CanyonMain Fork Bluejohn Canyon October 2011Bluejohn CanyonLocation of Bluejohn Canyon within theState of UtahFloor elevation4 839 ft 1 475 m GeographyLocationCanyonlands National ParkWayne County UtahUnited StatesCoordinates38 22 42 N 110 16 41 W 38 37833 N 110 27806 W 38 37833 110 27806 Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription EditBluejohn Canyon is probably named for a 19th century outlaw by the name of John Griffith who reportedly kept stolen horses in the area He had one blue eye and one brown eye and was known by the nickname Blue John 3 Though often mistakenly believed to be within Canyonlands National Park Bluejohn Canyon is actually on BLM land southwest of the Horseshoe Canyon Unit of the park and 42 miles 68 km south of the town of Green River The main fork of the canyon approximately 11 miles 18 km in length runs north northeast from the Robbers Roost Flats and is a tributary of Horseshoe Canyon The main fork also has several tributary canyons of its own 4 Traversing the entire length of Bluejohn Canyon requires technical canyoneering skills and equipment Bluejohn Canyon came to international attention in 2003 as the place where outdoorsman Aron Ralston was forced to amputate his own right forearm with a multi tool after it became trapped by a boulder Ralston s five day ordeal was described in his autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place 5 and was depicted in the 2010 film 127 Hours 6 See also Edit nbsp Utah portalList of canyons and gorges in UtahReferences Edit 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 Bluejohn Canyon Robbers Roost Technical Canyoneering Climb Utah com Retrieved 3 December 2020 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 Edit nbsp Media related to Bluejohn Canyon at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a location in Utah is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluejohn Canyon amp oldid 1171468885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
