Near Tropic in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hike the Hoodoos

Mossy Cave

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

1. Hike the Hoodoos Marker

Inscription. The trail splits here, with each side leading to water that is crucial for life in a dry land. To the left, a natural spring seeps from a rocky cliff, watering plants as it has for untold time. To the right, Water Canyon is fed by the Tropic Ditch – an irrigation canal dug by Mormon pioneers in the late 1800s. Historically, this wash flowed only during periods of melting snow or heavy rain. Today, irrigation water flows May to October, bringing life to valley crops and orchards.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 37° 39.854′ N, 112° 6.872′ W. Marker is near Tropic, Utah, in Garfield County. It is on Mossy Creek Trail, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tropic UT 84776, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country

and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bringing Water to the Desert (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Canyon (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mossy Cave (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Tropic Ditch (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tropic Pioneers (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tragedy and Triumph (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bryce Airport (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tropic.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

2. Hike the Hoodoos Marker

Marker is in the foreground.

Tropic Ditch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

3. Tropic Ditch

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

4. Tropic Ditch

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

5. Tropic Ditch

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2024

6. Tropic Ditch

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.