Near Brian Head in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness

Rattlesnake Creek Trail

— Dixie National Forest —

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 27, 2016

1. Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Marker

Inscription. Established under the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984, which designated 6,750 acres of the Dixie National Forest as the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness. Elevation ranges from 8,000 to 10,400 feet above sea level. The area was formed through faulting and eroding of the multi-colored Claron limestone. Growing on these limestone formations are some of the oldest living things — the Bristlecone Pine.

Wilderness areas are set aside to protect resources for future generations.

Erected by U.S. Forest Service, Dixie National Forest.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 37° 39.756′ N, 112° 50.284′ W. Marker is near Brian Head, Utah, in Iron County. It is on Utah Route 143 0.9 miles north of Route 148, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the Rattlesnake Creek trailhead and parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brian Head UT 84719, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West

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and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Listen! Can You Hear the Echoes? (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Lasting Legacy (approx. 3 miles away); The Lost Lodge (approx. 3.9 miles away); Cinder Cone - Lava Flows (approx. 7.4 miles away); Nathan Benson, Sr. Monument (approx. 9.6 miles away); Old Spanish National Historic Trail (approx. 10.9 miles away); Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet (approx. 11 miles away); a different marker also named Old Spanish National Historic Trail (approx. 11.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brian Head.

Also see . . .
1. Utah Wilderness Act of 1984. Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1983-11-18 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 98 United States Congress by Edwin Jacob Garn. Utah Wilderness Act

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 27, 2016

2. Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Map

of 1984 became law in the United States on 1984-09-28. (Submitted on April 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Ashdown Gorge Wilderness (Wikipedia). The wilderness is within the Dixie National Forest adjacent to Cedar Breaks National Monument and characterized by extremely steep-walled canyons cut through the west rim of the Markagunt Plateau. Like the more famous Cedar Breaks National Monument, Ashdown Gorge is known for its multicolored rock formations and plateau-top stands of 1,000-year-old bristlecone pines. The Gorge is named after the family of George Ashdown who set up a sawmill there in 1898. (Submitted on April 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 27, 2016

3. Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 29, 2024

4. Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Marker

North View Overlook Trail - Ashdown Gorge Wilderness image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 29, 2024

5. North View Overlook Trail - Ashdown Gorge Wilderness

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.