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Kanab Creek (/ k ə ˈ n æ b / kə-NAB) is one of the many tributaries of the Colorado River. It begins in Kane County, Utah , just south of the watershed to the Great Basin and flows 125 miles (201 km) south to the Colorado River .
Kanab Creek Wilderness is a 75,300-acre (305 km 2) wilderness area [1] located along the Coconino/Mohave County line in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Fredonia. 68,600 acres (278 km 2 ) of the Wilderness are located in the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest , the remaining 6,700 acres ...
The area where Kanab is located was first settled in 1864, and the town was founded in 1870 when 10 Mormon families moved into the area. [7] Named for a Paiute word meaning "place of the willows," Fort Kanab was built on the east bank of Kanab Creek in 1864 for offensive operations against the original inhabitants of the area and as a base for the exploration of the area. [8]
The Long Valley of Utah is a 13-mile (21 km) long [1] valley located in western Kane County.The valley is located in source water regions of waters flowing north, south, and southwest, in the west of the High Plateaus section of the Colorado Plateau; the High Plateaus section also extends into northern Arizona, the region north of the Grand Canyon.
The Kanab Plateau is about 45-mi long, somewhat arc-shaped, as it surrounds Snake Gulch, a northeast tributary to Kanab Creek. The plateau is aligned southwest to northeast, with the same alignment of the small Antelope Valley, to the west and southwest. The highpoint of the plateau is in the northeast, Cedar Knoll, 5,706 feet (1,739 m)). [3]
The Kanab movie fort was a filming set near the current Kanab Municipal Airport in Kanab, Utah. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The military fort is an 1800s-era recreation constructed for The Yellow Tomahawk (United Artists 1954).
The plateau's western boundary is the Kanab Creek Canyon which high perpendicular walls form a natural barrier to the movement of most animals. The northwestern boundary of the plateau is marked by a fault line north of the Snake Gulch which is approximately sixteen miles to the east of the Kanab Creek.
The Kanab Creek Trail is a hiking trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is named after the adjacent Kanab Creek . See also