What's in a name? Nine Mile Canyon is a 78 mile Back Country Byway!

So, where did a 78 mile canyon get the name - Nine Mile Canyon? Possibly the answer comes from early explorer John Wesley Powell's cartographer, who used a nine mile transect for mapping the canyon.

To have the opportunity to journey through Nine Mile Canyon, one can see imprints of ancient people, the Ute Tribe, US 9th Cavalry, and early explorers. The ancient people belong to what  archaeologists refer to as the Fremont culture of some 1,000 years ago. The Ute Tribe considers the rock art sites as sacred family heirlooms. The Cavalry, a regiment of African Americans, built the road and the telegraph line. Early Explorer, John Wesley Powell, explored the area in 1869.

Nine Mile Canyon, the greatest abundance of well-preserved rock art in the west, is often referred to as the "world's longest art gallery." The land is mostly private along the canyon, but the BLM Price and Vernal Field Offices manage lands along the way. So, please, leave only footprints and take only photographs!

Before traveling through Nine Mile Canyon, visit the following websites: 

Nine Mile Canyon Coalition
www.ninemilecanyoncoalition.org. 

Camping - Nine Mile Canyon
http://www.ninemilecanyon.com

Utah.com - Nine Mile Canyon
http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/nine_mile.htm

Max Bertola's Southern Utah - Nine Mile Canyon - Home of the Fremont
http://www.so-utah.com/price/ninemile/homepage.html

Nine Mile Canyon Guide and Information
http://www.climb-utah.com/Misc/ninemile.htm

Nine Mile Canyon Backway
http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15780/

Utah's Castle Country - Nine Mile Canyon
http://www.castlecountry.com/