Capitol Gorge

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Capitol Gorge is a scenic, narrow canyon in Utah known for its towering sandstone walls, pioneer inscriptions, and hiking trail through the heart of Capitol Reef’s Waterpocket Fold.

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Capitol Gorge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom Scenic Drive (Capitol Reef National Park) ⓘ
formedBy erosion of sandstone ⓘ
geologicProvince Colorado Plateau ⓘ
hasAccessPoint Capitol Gorge Road ⓘ
hasActivity hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
hasApproxTrailLength about 2 miles round trip ⓘ
hasDifficulty easy to moderate hike ⓘ
hasElevationRange approximately 5,000 to 5,500 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature narrow canyon ⓘ
slot-like sections ⓘ
towering sandstone walls ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse pioneer travel route ⓘ
wagon route ⓘ
hasManagementPolicy subject to Capitol Reef National Park regulations ⓘ
hasNotableFeature The Tanks ⓘ
historic inscriptions ⓘ
natural waterpockets ⓘ
petroglyphs ⓘ
pioneer inscriptions ⓘ
hasParking Capitol Gorge trailhead parking area ⓘ
hasRecreationType day hiking ⓘ
hasRockType Navajo Sandstone ⓘ
Wingate Sandstone ⓘ
hasSignage interpretive signs about pioneer inscriptions ⓘ
hasSurfaceWater ephemeral streams after storms ⓘ
hasTrail Capitol Gorge Trail ⓘ
hasTrailUse foot traffic only ⓘ
hasView narrow canyon vistas ⓘ
locatedIn Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Wayne County, Utah ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyFeature Fruita Historic District ⓘ
Grand Wash ⓘ
Navajo Dome ⓘ
offersViewOf Waterpocket Fold ⓘ
partOf Waterpocket Fold ⓘ
popularSeason fall ⓘ
spring ⓘ
requires travel on unpaved road for access ⓘ
subjectTo flash flooding risk ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Capitol Reef National Park → contains → Capitol Gorge ⓘ
Grand Wash → nearbyAttraction → Capitol Gorge ⓘ