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eardley |
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Class: |
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3B
III (can be 4B IV if keeper potholes emerge in dry
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Ethic:
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Hazy.
Many parts of the San Rafael Swell are slated for
restoration. Go prepared for a clean descent. |
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USGS 7.5" Quadrangle: |
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Arsons
Garden, UT / Greasewood Draw, UT |
| Rappels: |
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3-5 |
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Max. Rappel Length: |
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50' |
| Distance: |
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6.3
miles |
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Typical Time: |
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6-8
hours |
| Fastest
Time: |
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5
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Preferred Season: |
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Spring
or Fall - the approach is brutal in the summer |
| Shuttle: |
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No |
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Permitted: |
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No |
| Drinking
Water: |
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Potholes
only, bring your own. |
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Additional Gear: |
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wetsuits,
pothole escape gear if conditions have been dry |
| Driving
Directions: |
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From
JCT Highway 24 & Highway 70: Drive South approximately
13.2 miles to mile marker #148. Turn right (west)
onto the dirt road here and follow it approximately
3.5 miles to the end at a barbed wire fence. The
road is passable to 2WD vehicles for the first 1.25
miles but crossing Iron Wash may prove difficult.
If you can get past Iron Wash, you will likely make
it all the way to the trailhead. |
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Links: |
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Tom's
Utah Canyoneering Guide
Canyonquest
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| Map: |
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{
download
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Comments: |
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Don't
forget to check out the petroglyphs on your way
in, and watch carefully for the shortcut on the
approach. It's easier to find on the way back. The
scramble down the steep drainage into the canyon
has lots of loose rock and justifies a helmet. This
canyon may be the poster child for overbolting in
the Swell, so please try to reduce impact where
you can. Some of these old anchors are on boulders
that may eventually wash away with continued flash
flooding, so endeavor to use natural techniques
if these disappear. Wise canyoneers will bring 100'
of webbing and pothole escape gear in case of adverse
conditions. |
| GPS
Park:
(NAD83/WGS84 Datum) |
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38°47'09"N,
110°29'19"W EA01 |
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GPS Trailhead: |
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38°47'12"N,
110°29'34"W EA03 Petroglyphs
38°47'10"N, 110°31'04"W EA04 Eardley
Mouth
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| GPS
Canyon Head: |
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38°48'00"N,
110°31'55"W EA05 |
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GPS Canyon Mouth: |
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38°47'10"N,
110°31'04"W EA04 Eardley Mouth |
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Shuttle: |
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n/a |
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