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Byway: Utah - Nine Mile Canyon Backway

Byway Description: Nine Mile Canyon is known as a major representative area of the prehistoric Fremont Culture. The canyon houses a myriad of rock panels along the main road and in side panels.


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0.0
(159.6)
0.0
(99.2)
Wellington, Utah
Altitude: 5407 feet
Wellington, Utah, is a city located in Carbon County, Utah, On Nine Mile Canyon Road starts the byway Nine Mile Canyon Backway, it's run through area of the prehistoric Fremont Culture, towards Myton, Utah. This Backway vary from high desert species to aspen groves. The buff colored cliffs of the canyon are highlighted by balanced rocks and window arches.
5.7
(153.9)
3.5
(95.6)
Hadden Bench
Altitude: 5614 feet
Hadden Bench,
7.4
(152.2)
4.6
(94.6)
Dugout Creek Road
Altitude: 5673 feet
Dugout Creek Road, Cat Canyon Road,
16.6
(143.0)
10.3
(88.9)
Coal Soldier Creek Cut Off Road
Altitude: 6273 feet
Coal Soldier Creek Cut Off Road, Coal Creek Road, Airport Road
22.7
(136.9)
14.1
(85.1)
Pine Canyon Road
Altitude: 7021 feet
Pine Canyon Road, Burma Road,
24.0
(135.6)
14.9
(84.3)
Whitmore Park Road
Altitude: 7113 feet
Whitmore Park Road, Brook Meadows, Sam's Canyon Road,
28.2
(131.4)
17.5
(81.7)
Bull Canyon
Altitude: 7477 feet
Bull Canyon Loop, A Viewpoint on Nine Mile Canyon Backway, Utah
34.0
(125.6)
21.1
(78.0)
Minnie Maud Creek Road
Altitude: 6942 feet
Minne Maud Creek Road, Nine Mile Canyon, is a canyon, located in the counties of Carbon and Duchesne in Utah, Nicknamed "the world?s longest art gallery," the canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most of it created by the Fremont culture and the Ute people. The rock art, shelters, and granaries left behind by the Fremont make Nine Mile Canyon a destination for archaeologists and tourists alike.
36.9
(122.7)
22.9
(76.2)
Big Sulphur Canyon Road
Altitude: 6811 feet
Big Sulphur Canyon Road,
39.3
(120.3)
24.4
(74.8)
Cow Canyon Road
Altitude: 6621 feet
Cow Canyon Road,
48.2
(111.4)
30.0
(69.2)
A Trail
Altitude: 6194 feet
A Trail through the Canyons in the World's longest Art Gallery, as this Nine Mile Canyon is nick named and widely known as.
50.5
(109.1)
31.4
(67.8)
Argyle Canyon Road
Altitude: 6106 feet
Argyle Canyon Road,
53.6
(106.0)
33.3
(65.9)
Harmon Canyon Road
Altitude: 6060 feet
Harmon Canyon Road, Stone Cabin Gas Field,
61.7
(97.9)
38.3
(60.8)
Junction
Altitude: 5791 feet
Junction of Nine Mile Canyon Road, which stretches eastward for about 25 KMs and the road ends. Visitors have to return the same way to continue northward from this point on the Nine Mile Canyon Backway,
67.7
(91.9)
42.1
(57.1)
Prickly Pear Road
Altitude: 5581 feet
Prickly Pear Road,
70.0
(89.6)
43.5
(55.7)
Dry Canyon Road
Altitude: 5443 feet
Dry Canyon Road,
72.1
(87.5)
44.8
(54.4)
Cottonwood Canyon Road
Altitude: 5381 feet
Cottonwood Canyon Road / Cottonwood Ridge Road,
83.0
(76.6)
51.6
(47.6)
Viewpoint / Canyon Drive
Altitude: 5082 feet
Viewpoint / Canyon Drive, Parking Area, located on the Nine Mile Canyon Road, Utah
85.9
(73.7)
53.4
(45.8)
End of the Eastern run
Altitude: 4997 feet
End of the Eastern run of the Nine Mile Canyon Road, Nine Mile Canyons, Utah
118.0
(41.6)
73.3
(25.9)
Sand Wash Road
Altitude: 6749 feet
Sand Wash Road
118.7
(40.9)
73.8
(25.4)
9 Mile Canyon Loop
Altitude: 6857 feet
Nine Mile Canyon Loop Road in the Nine Mile Canyons, Utah
121.3
(38.3)
75.4
(23.8)
9 Mile Canyon Loop Road
Altitude: 7100 feet
Nine Mile Canyon Loop Road in the Nine Mile Canyons, Utah
126.8
(32.8)
78.8
(20.4)
9 Mile Road
Altitude: 6611 feet
9 Mile Road, through the Ashley National Forest, Utah,
128.3
(31.3)
79.7
(19.4)
Forest Drive
Altitude: 6512 feet
Forest Drive / Camping Area in the Ashley National Forest along the Nine Mile Canyon Backway, Utah
135.4
(24.2)
84.1
(15.0)
A Trail
Altitude: 6155 feet
A Trail to / through Nine Mile Canyons, Utah
149.3
(10.3)
92.8
(6.4)
BLM Fence Road
Altitude: 5486 feet
BLM Fence Road,
157.1
(2.5)
97.6
(1.6)
Young Lane
Altitude: 5305 feet
9100 S, Young Lane, Agricultural fields, along the Nine Mile Canyon Backway, in Utah
159.6
(0.0)
99.2
(0.0)
Junction
Altitude: 5135 feet
Junction of Cottonwood Road with United States Highway #40 / 191, southwest of Myton, Utah a City in Duchesne County, Utah. This is where the Byway 'Nine Mile Canyon Backway' ends.

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