We offer elk, deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, cougar and bear hunts. The crag is about 300 feet long and has routes between 2580 feet high. Both southern uintah county and northern grand county are. We specialize in trophy bull elk, mule deer, bison, bear and lion. Both southern uintah county and northern grand county are included. From grand junction take i70 east to the cameo exit.
These four larger systems are also accompanied by many smaller side canyons. Utah last winter, the transplant of 30 bison from the henry mountains to the book cliffs drew the attention of people across the country. Wahsatch is a mountain range in the western united states that runs about 160 miles 260 km from the utahidaho border south to central utah. Cretaceous and tertiary formations of the book cliffs carbon. The book cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western colorado and eastern utah, in the western united states. The uintah and ouray indian reservation is on the west side of the bookcliffs. Photographs of utah national parks and national monuments. With better management, range improvement and predator control, 200 inch deer are being harvested every year. According to nathan smith s and paul tusting s 2004 climbing guide to the uintas, the crag has 26 routes as of 2004, anyway, most. In the remote eastern part of the state, the 2000foot cliffs will astound you when you first see them.
Although remote, youll find a trip to the cliffs will provide a wide array of outdoor activities. Book cliffs recreation area bureau of land management. Coalbed methane resource map, gilson bed, book cliffs coal field, utah description, correlation, and summary of coal drill core tm7, emery county digital geological resources atlas of utah. Book cliffs travel information bureau of land management. Due to concerns about the recently transplanted bighorn sheep population on the mineral mountains, the cougar harvestobjective on the beaver, west hunting unit is now unlimited, and will remain open until the season ends on november 3, 2020. Mineral mountains utah, beaver mountain home range, beavermillard. Limited entry book cliffs bull elk hunts and wasatch bull. Chenoweth, geological consultant, grand junction, colorado publication.
Cross the colorado river and drive past the public service power plant. The eastern book cliffs, roan cliffs, and tavaputs plateau in eastcentral utah also run eastwest as do the raft river mountains. View grand junctions wild horses visit grand junction. Drop pins to mark your secret spots, create gps navigation routes, add photos to each of your marked locations for reference and mark your kill spots to return to when successful and packing out. Includes private land, private land within the cwmu program, national forest, blm, and federal lands with trails and roads. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan plateaus, ending near grand junction, colorado. Every few years a unit will have a stand out year, predicting this can be difficult. This is a great place to hike, especially in the spring and fall when the weather is mild and the horses are readily seen. The primary coordinates for book cliffs places it within the ut 84525 zip code delivery area in the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to.
Just eight miles northeast of grand junction, the little book cliffs wild horse area encompasses more than 36,000 acres of rugged canyons and plateaus. And with the exception of a few privately held parcels of land, almost 96% of the 2. Mysteries of the uinta mountains utah geological survey. Beginning near helper, utah, and joined at green river, utah, by a second escarpment, the roan cliffs, the 2,000foot 610metre tall mountain wall, winds a 250mile 400km course along the tavaputs and roan. It is the western edge of the greater rocky mountains, and the eastern edge of the great basin region. Cougar harvestobjective utah division of wildlife resources. Directions there are two routes to access the little bookcliffs wsa. If you are interested in trophy bull elk hunting, then this fully guided book cliffs hunt is for you.
The first geologic map and report on the book cliffs. Index to many photographs of national parks, national monuments and other scenic places in utah. Leader arrives a few days early for pretrip safety reconnaissance of all field stops and roadstracks. We hunt the book cliffs, rattlesnake, nine mile and san rafael units. In an effort to help mule deer recover from population declines caused by drought and heavy winter. Anyone who is interested in visiting book cliffs can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Our utah hunt maps are the finest available and include spectacular 3d hillshade topography, topographic lines, public land ownership boundaries, roads, creeks, streams, rivers, and key terrain features. Although quality is reportedly down from 20052007 levels, utah is still a premier hunting destination for big bulls. Cities, rivers, lakes, mountains and other features shown in this image include. Book cliffs physical feature range in emery county. With so much of utah designated as public land administered for recreational use, and hundreds of miles of backcountry trails, great fourwheel drive or atv terrain is never far away. Book cliffs is displayed on the cliff usgs quad topo map. Change to the 20192020 utah cougar proclamation of the wildlife board for the taking of cougar. Book cliffs is one of the range in emery county, ut and can be found on the cliff usgs topographic quad map.
Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer map the. In many areas of the state fourwheel drive and allterrain vehicle atv rentals are available. The latitude and longitude coordinates of book cliffs are 39. The book cliffs area is an exceptional trophy elk and mule deer unit. Book cliffs, geological feature of eastcentral utah and western colorado, u. Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership get this map description. The size of the area, and difficult terrain, can make it a very challenging place to hunt. Map and location information for book cliffs in utah. Book cliffs, bitter creeksouth the bitter creek portion of the book cliffs is a huge area that holds a very healthy population of elk.
With public land mule deer units like the famous henry mountains and paunsaugunt it is easy to understand why utah fascinates trophy mule deer hunters across the globe. Flying j outfitters began in the book cliffs with its founder lawny jackson clear back in 1970 and although many wildlife laws and policies have changed, one thing still remains the same in this remote northeastern section of utah and that is. Top of the castlegate sandstone, sagers canyon, book cliffs, eastern utah. Utah mule deer guided hunts shane scott outfitting. Black mountains utah, ironbeaver indian peak range, beaveriron. Asphalt ridge divides the utah portion of the basin into two unequal parts. Hunting regulations utah division of wildlife resources. Main canyon, coal canyon, cottonwood canyon and spring canyon. Book cliffs bull elk hunts horseback riding vacations, utah. San francisco mountains utah, beavermillard star range utah, beaver tushar mountains, beaverpiutesevier. Winding for 250 miles across utah and colorado, it is the longest continuous escarpment in the world.
The drive would be lonely but for a constant companion. The utah division of fish and game has managed for true trophy quality elk hunting. I, michal fowlks, by authority granted in section 23148 of the wildlife resources code of utah declare an emergency amendment to the 20192020 utah cougar guidebook. The book cliffs of eastern utah and western colorado figs. Between price, utah and grand junction, colorado, highway 6 and interstate 70 cross 170 miles of barren and windswept terrain. Large mammals found in the book cliffs include coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, mule deer, elk, black bears, pronghorn, american bison as an extension of the henry mountains bison herd and bighorn sheep. In january, 2009, utah division of wildlife resources officials transplanted 31 bison from the henry mountains bison herd to the book cliffs. Along the way there are outstanding views of the valleys 3,000 feet below, as well as the book cliffs and the san rafael swell to the east. The traverse mountains form a nearly eastwestoriented spur of the wasatch range that crosses interstate 15 at point of the mountain. Book cliffs, aka scout wall, is an attractive crag overlooking scout lake and camp steiner, which, according to wikipedia, is the highest boy scout camp in the united states at 10,400 feet. The biggest problem i had was that my 50 page utah map marked nonpaved roads with dashes and the dashes, as they intersected at odd angles, made the map s roads tough to read. Free utah travel guides official utah state info visit.
Bulls scoring 320340 are reasonable expectations with a moderate possibility of a bull exceeding 350. This is a landsat geocover 2000 satellite image map of utah. Access throughout the unit is very good with many oil and gas mining roads. Comprehensive safety discussion kicks off the trip on day 1, followed by. The selected hunt map boundary is layered with both blm and forest service shading. The book cliffs are an enormous area that spans two states. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states. We are gt outfitters, specializing in eastern utah big game. Book cliffs geological feature, utah, united states britannica. The book cliffs are well known for being a sought after hunting destination, and for good reason. The little book cliffs wilderness study area is characterized by gentlysloping plateaus, various small canyons, and four major canyon systems. An introduction to the book cliffs in utah and their importance in geology.
Utah is in the good old days of elk hunting right now. The southern rim of the basin is formed by the tavaputs plateau of the book cliffs, and the western rim is formed by the wasatch mountains. The northern extension of the wasatch range, the bear river mountains, extends just into idaho. They are so named because the cliffs of cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the southfacing buttes appear similar to a shelf of books. The little book cliffs of this landscape drawing are nothing more than the far eastern. Utah dwr hunt map book cliffsnorth, buck deer get this map description. If youre looking for a more detailed map or aerial photo of a portion of this gmu you can also build a custom map for book cliffs. Sep, 2019 utahs mule deer have really made a comeback. The castle valley ridge trail provides some breath taking views into castle valley and the desert country of southeastern utah. Part of the southern edge of this wsa is dominated by the 2,000foothigh face of the book cliffs.
Book cliffs utah elk hunting unit map with land ownership. Rifle colorado webcam colorado river bookcliff mountain. Order and download free travel guides to help you navigate utahs red rock, scenic byways, ski slopes, unique history, urban culture and so much more. Directions the area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. The book cliffs utah colorado geological feature mountains wilderness hiking natural wonder music.
Utah trophy bulls, bulls, bear, book cliffs mountains. See more ideas about grand junction colorado, utah and colorado plateau. Utah has some of the best rocky mountain elk hunting in the world. Book cliffs is a mountain in utah and has an elevation of 5220 feet. Comprehensive safety discussion kicks off the trip on day 1, followed by daily safety briefings at each field stop. On tuesday i decided to try driving from i70 north through the book cliffs to state highway 40, which crosses utah from salt lake city to vernal. The selected hunt map boundary is layered with both blm and forest.
Bad land cliffs bear river range book cliffs castle valley circle cliffs confusion range daipparowits plateau great salt lake desert grouse creek mountains henry mountains san rafael desert sevier desert sevier plateau unita mountains wasatch plateau. Utah has roughly 4% of its land underlain by coalfields and currently produces 2. The area begins about 50 air miles south of vernal, utah and extends south to the book cliffs divide. Our utah hunt maps are the finest available and include spectacular 3d. Book cliffs is a physical feature range in emery county. As insane as it sounds, maps of underground coalmines didnt start to. Baryte and calcite found in concretions ranging from a half an inch to over 6 feet with some concretions in a linear configuration, up to the size of a sedansaloon. Many of utahs elk units can produce giant bulls year in and year out. Nov 06, 2019 due to concerns about the recently transplanted bighorn sheep population on the mineral mountains, the cougar harvestobjective on the beaver, west hunting unit is now unlimited, and will remain open until the season ends on november 3, 2020. Best trails in little book cliffs wilderness study area. A question i pose is, does every canyon, peak, mesa, butte, mountain need its own.
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