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Foundation Document • Canyonlands National Park NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Foundation Document Canyonlands National Park Utah August 2013 Foundation Document Unpaved Trail Boat launch Primitive campsite 2-wheel-drive road Ranger station Drinking water Unpaved Rapids Picnic area Drink one gallon of water per 4-wheel-drive road person per day in this semi- Self-guiding trail desert environment. Overlook/ Locked gate Campground Canyonlands National Park Paved road Horseshore Canyon Unit to 70 Moab to 70 and Green River Island in the Sky Visitor Center to 70 30mi 49mi 48km North 79km 45mi ARCHES NATIONAL PARK 73km 191 Visitor L Center A B Moab Y R Moab to Areas in the Park 128 0 1 5 Kilometers BOWKNOT I Island in the Sky Visitor Center via SR 313 32mi/51km N Needles Visitor Center 76mi/121km BEND T N 0 1 5 Miles O Horseshoe Canyon Unit via I-70 101mi/162km H Y 313 N Horseshoe Canyon Unit via State 24 119mi/191km 279 A C Hans Flat 133mi/74km T G N N Moab D I I E A O R T Information A N D P I M A N O Horsethief Center R O P no L L water N E L Y O H A MOAB N R 4025ft A E Petroglyphs 1227m C N I Canyonlands M National Park The Headquarters Knoll C A N Y O N G N L O 191 O N O N N Y N Y Pucker Pass A C A C eek Cr L R A E E O I N M H ier S arr BIG FLAT Moab to Monticello E B 53mi S Mineral Bottom Trail) 85km R Potash O R l Road (Horsethief N T H Minera O I U P P F I E S T H DEAD HORSE POINT S E O R Potash H STATE PA RK W O N L N Visitor Center O O Horseshoe Y Y Canyon N A N Unit to 24 C RED SEA A 32mi Moses and T A Y L O R FLAT Road C 51km Zeus SHAFER Potash F 5920ft CANYON E C Island in the Sky I A 1804m H N Visitor Center Dead Horse Point Overlook R T B Y Anticline E UP U O 5680ft E S HE C N 1731m No river access along this Overlook R Upheaval A D VAL K A ail 5745ft O Bottom S r Tr Gooseneck portion of Potash Road Great Gallery M E afe N 1751m H C Sh pictographs HORSESHOE Hardscrabble A T Shafer Canyon Overlook d Overlook R oa A N The A R (no river access) 4800ft W Ruin Bottom Y G Pyramid CANYON O Breach IL E A O Butte 1463m T Fo o N Neck Spring E rt Bott m O R UNIT M S E No through road P 4560ft o N in Horseshoe t 1390m C a E t C A U K Canyon Unit o E N P M Y B H M o E Whale O t A O t Musselman N o V D Rock m A C A Arch 3920ft L N I Y O 1195m R N 6mi 10km E R Upheaval Dome R U U SA 5760ft T E S M NOTICE: Water is available at 1756m A ER ISLAND IN P Island in the Sky Visitor Center P E T S S Holeman Spring Y and Hatch Point Campground A Canyon Overlook R Little Bridge ONLY from March to October. G E S THE SKY Canyon HOLEMAN SPRING 5mi Aztec T 8km Butte ad 4582ft o Airport R 1397m Washer Tower r I im Woman d e R a BASIN Arch o v R i W Hatch Point e im t Mesa Arch R R i 3920ft Candlestick Tower H L h A 1195m 5865ft T H W H White R 1788m O Willow P C H N Flat W A Green River O I N S M no Candlestick Y R B O E O Overlook UC Buttes T water Tower K N A D T N O T 6000ft C of the A B Overlook AN 1829m Y Cross ON T E E 4480ft SODA SPRINGS 6mi C 10km 1365m H BASIN H TURKS Buck L HEAD Canyon N O T YO C Overlook AN K C Y H 6240ft R A R BER o GLEN 1902m OSE R d GO T K a C r I A B o S G l N O O T M H o P Y C I N L L C O A Y H W RP 4880ft A C U A M Orange Cliffs N 1487m T Y I E Overlook O CANYON R N M N D Cleopatras Chair R 6250ft I Grand View T A 1905m L Point Overlook L R I 6080ft MONUMENT M 1853m C BASIN Ekker Butte Junction A Butte 6226ft N Y 1898m O E NATIONAL G N T ree I Panorama n W H Point Overlook 6240ft 1902m R N i Y O Hans Flat to 24 Natural Arch v N 46mi Hans Flat e O N A 74km N Y r RECREATION C A White Crack C Needles E R S Overlook O H 6295ft CANYONLANDS NATIONAL 1919m French Spring PETES MESA TH E LOOP AREA Maze PARK N ORTH C Overlook T ANYON 5120ft Chocolate RAIL N 1561m Drops In I dia S E R n Harvest Scene D A Pictographs N S B Elaterite Butte A C 6552ft r Colorado River e E e 1997m E k Overlook l F T M Sa t I 4880ft THE MAZE R 1487m The Slide Needles Overlook to 191 E F T 22mi A 35km Chimney Rock L Confluence Overlook I 5563ft Lower Cre E 4880ft e k 1696m 1487m Jump Confluence L 3855ft Slickrock Foot L A N D OF 1175m Big Spring Needles Outpost The The Plug Canyon Overlook Needles C Lizard H Wall 4880ft A P Rock 1487m Visitor Center P Pothole Point Y N 4960ft E O Y 1512m C Bagpipe S T A N D I N G R O C K S sh L i N Roadside A n E a m A SQUAW N p to Butte S t C P o KE Ruin Y B LOWER A y FLAT R L H O ED E one-wa Overlook N Cave Spring N A B C O ANYON I Bagpipe L G Silver N C 10mi Butte Y Stairs Brown Betty T C y 16km E 6679ft The a The Permit required Rapids E w S 2036m T H E F I N S Doll T - P N e Wooden Golden E R for vehicle entry A n House K I Stairs L o N Shoe C ELEPHANT G O G Overlook C P HILL Squaw Flat A Wooden Shoe il S C a r N Arch T A North Sixshooter S Devils N L Y N I Peak Y N V Kitchen N O E R N I E S C O U N T R Y O N O N Y E S 6374ft O N L T H N D I O Y t N A 1943m E V Y N in C E A Paul Road ends l N F C D A 3 miles A E Bunyans S.O.B. HILL C Peekaboo Potty Tower Ruin W Spring South Sixshooter T B A U Peak C R Q CHESLER S 6132ft A r 1869m B T e R A PARK S A B U T L E R O k I v T L e i T G O o A oint ra e r N C J R C F L A T il d C O R R Y O a r N S t A l o S l a C 95 S To Mile Long G 5632ft o C C Rapids A THE NEEDLES 1717m N R Gothic Arch In Y I d D O ia G E Druid Arch n Teapot N Rock E E 6221ft S N R O 1896m O Y Big Drop Rapids H N H A 3700ft C 1128m T Dugout C Castle r Ranch e Arch e k T L A F IS Fortress Arch V A D L E O Angel Arch H E R A T W Upper Jump 211 oleArea frequently impassable for 4-wheel-drive vehicles N bbys H O Bo Y All Glen Canyon NRA lands N A north of this line require C backcountry permits that are E Y issued by Canyonlands NP. L L Special regulations apply. V A I M P E R I A L Caterpillar Arch RUIN Permit required 6407ft Wedding Ring Arch for vehicle entry k 1953m PARK e e R r G Cedar Mesa E C Y D P 6987ft S N E U 2130m V M Needles A L d Vistor Center o o to CA N w Monticello Y n O Cleft o 49mi N t NEWSPAPER ROCK STATE Arch t Cathedral Point o 79km C B E E F B A S I N HISTORIC MONUMENT 7120ft Petroglyphs 2170m h rt o N ll e w Po DARK CANYON PRIMITIVE AREA ke La (Bureau of Land Management) Cathedral Butte 7940ft 2420m A E S M Hans Flat to 95 E K and Hite Marina, E C R Glen Canyon NRA 58mi L T A 93km S MANTI-LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST Canyonlands National Park Contents Mission of the National Park Service 3 Introduction 5 Part 1: Core Components 6 Brief Description of the Park 7 Park Purpose 8 Park Significance 9 Interpretive Themes 10 Fundamental Resources and Values 11 Other Important Resources and Values 13 Part 2: Dynamic Components 14 Special Mandates and Administrative Commitments 14 Assessment of Planning and Data Needs 16 Analysis of Fundamental Resources and Values 16 Analysis of Other Important Resources and Values 34 Identification of Key Parkwide or Major Issues and Associated Planning and Data Needs 38 Prioritization of Planning and Data Needs 38 Part 3: Preparers and Meeting Attendees 44 Appendixes 46 Appendix A: Enabling Legislation and Legislative Acts for Canyonlands National Park 46 Appendix B: Related Federal Legislation, Regulations, and Executive Orders 52 Appendix C: Inventory of Concessions and Permits 53 1 Foundation Document 2 Canyonlands National Park Mission of the National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system, for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
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