Averett Canyon
| Rating: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| | Difficulty:3A I (v3a1 I) Raps:2
Red Tape: Shuttle: | |||
| Start: | ||||
| Parking: | ||||
| Condition Reports: | 14 Apr 2024
"An enjoyable few hours in combination with Willis Creek. We rappelled both drops, with both anchors being single bolts with webbing in acceptable cond |
|||
| Best season: | ||||
| Regions: | ||||
37.4832, -112.0793
37.4907, -112.0810
Search nearby locations
Weather forecast
Waterflow
Introduction[edit]
A short entry or exit from the bottom of Willis_Creek_Narrows to Skutumpah Road, or you can use it as a loop hike.
The Averett monument is located at: 37.48919425008153, -112.08176093612725
Approach[edit]
Descent[edit]
There are 3 obstacles:
- Easy scramble, then walk 20 yards.
- 26ft / 8m downclimb or rappel past a couple of large boulders. There is a single bolt anchor back from the edge, right LDC. Then walk 50 yards.
- 20ft / 6m downclimb or rappel. There is a single bolt hanger on the left, LDC.
Then walk 100 yards to Willis Creek.
The 3 drops can be rim-walked on the west, then a ramp followed down back to creek level.
Exit[edit]
Red tape[edit]
Beta sites[edit]
The canyon appears in Michael Kelsey's Non-Technical canyon hikes guidebook.
Trip reports and media[edit]
YouTube.com : Richard Pattison, Averett Canyon movie
Background[edit]
The canyon is named after the person/monument in the upper reaches:
IN MEMORY OF ELIJAH EVERETT JR., killed by Indians in 1866; buried by his comrades of the Capt. James Andrus Co., U.S. Cavalry.
Excerpts from Advised Them to Call the Place Escalante by Jerry C. Roundy, pp 28-9 and 34, which can be found at Escalante Outfitters:
While crossing a deep gorge and climbing up a steep ledge of rocks the party was waylaid by Indians. The entire party had dismounted and were leading their horses up a steep acclivity, with Elijah Averett [Everett] in the lead, when Indians attacked. Elijah was killed in the first fire…The next morning at 10:00 am they recovered the body of Averett [Everett] and buried him on the spot.
Sometime later a round stone with "E.A. 1866" was placed on the grave. About 1929 a more elaborate monument was erected at the lonely spot, but on this monument his name is spelled Everett instead of Averett. Everett's name had no doubt been mis-written on the military roster and was perpetuated in Wooley's report. Wooley consistently refers to him as Averett. The canyon where he died now bears his name.