Keyhole Canyon (Zion National Park)
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| Difficulty:3B I (v3a2 I) Raps:3, max ↨30ft
Red Tape:Permit required Shuttle:None Vehicle:Passenger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Condition Reports: | 21 Jun 2025
"Ran the canyon after completing Spry. Like the last post mentioned, lots of beautiful scenery and canyon for little work on the approach and exit. At |
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Best season: | Late Spring; Summer; Fall
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Introduction[edit]
Easy technical canyon perfect for beginners and kids. Usually done in combination of Pine Creek, requires a separate permit.
Approach[edit]
Descent[edit]
May be done with 2 or 3 rappels.
- R1: 25' Anchored from two bolts LDC.
- R2: 25' into a pool of water. From here, you can continue 10' to the next drop and rappel an additional 30', or you can pull your rope and rerig.
- R3: (Optional) 30' from single bolt RDC
Exit[edit]
Red tape[edit]
Entry to this area may be restricted; check for information regarding permits before attempting this trip
Beta sites[edit]
BluuGnome.com : Keyhole Canyon
Chris Brennen's Adventure Hikes (Southwest) : Keyhole Canyon
RoadTripRyan.com : Keyhole Canyon
CanyoneeringUSA.com : Keyhole
Climb-Utah.com : Keyhole Canyon
CanyonChronicles.com : Keyhole Canyon
HikeArizona.com : Keyhole Canyon - Zion
Zion Canyoneering Book by Tom Jones : Keyhole Canyon
ToddsHikingGuide.com : Keyhole Canyon
CanyonCollective.com : Keyhole
Super Amazing Map : Keyhole Canyon
AmericanSouthwest.net : Keyhole Canyon
ZionCanyoneering.com : Keyhole Canyon
Trip reports and media[edit]
- Video Keyhole Canyon in Nov. with ice
- Video Mystery Canyon, Pine Creek and Keyhole Canyon
- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.448185216102.228949.669366102&type=1&l=83711ecf8d
Candition.com : Keyhole
6/25/13: Speed Descent: 13mins, 27 seconds. (Car-to-car) setting/cleaning own ropes.
Wikiloc.com : keyhole Canyon - Zion National Park
http://adamhaydock.blogspot.com/2014/09/keyhole-canyon-and-pine-creek-zion.html