Near Bluff in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hobbs Wash

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

1. Hobbs Wash Marker

Inscription. As winter storm approached, four nearly starved scouts, George Hobbs, George Morrill, Lemuel Redd, Sr. and George Sevey, sought shelter for the night in this area on December 27, 1879. The scouts were exploring for a feasible route for the 250 Mormon (Hole-in-the-Rock) pioneers to follow from their encampments above the Colorado River gorge 100 miles west of here. George Hobbs: “Night overtook us, we camped in this small canyon, this being our third day without food. I cut my name in the rock with the date I was there, not knowing that I would survive the journey.”

Erected by Hobbs Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1879.

Location. 37° 15.791′ N, 109° 39.527′ W. Marker is near Bluff, Utah, in San Juan County. It is on U.S. 163 at milepost 39.6, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bluff UT 84512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Navajo Nation

and in Canyon 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Comb Ridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Bluff Great House Site (approx. 5.9 miles away); Amasa Barton's Blacksmith Shop (approx. 6 miles away); Farming Implements Used by the Settlers of Bluff

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(approx. 6 miles away); The Barton's Well (approx. 6 miles away); The Barton Cabin/West Wall of the Bluff Fort (approx. 6 miles away); Barton Family (approx. 6 miles away); Sod Roofs on the Cabins of Bluff (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bluff.

Photographed by Doreen Thomson, June 26, 2013

2. Hobbs Wash Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

3. Hobbs Wash Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

4. Hobbs Wash Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,991 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 2. submitted on February 13, 2025, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. 3, 4. submitted on June 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.