Robbers Roost area

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The Robbers Roost area is a remote, rugged region of canyons and desert in southeastern Utah historically known as an outlaw hideout and now popular for backcountry hiking and canyoneering.

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Robbers Roost area canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon country ⓘ
desert region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
access high‑clearance vehicles recommended ⓘ
unimproved dirt roads ⓘ
associatedWith Butch Cassidy ⓘ
Wild Bunch gang ⓘ
linked to: The Wild Bunch gang
bestSeason fall ⓘ
spring ⓘ
climate semi‑arid desert ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
geology sandstone canyons ⓘ
slot canyons in Navajo and Wingate sandstone ⓘ
hazard extreme summer heat ⓘ
flash floods in slot canyons ⓘ
limited water sources ⓘ
route‑finding challenges ⓘ
historicalUse outlaw refuge in late 19th century ⓘ
knownFor backcountry hiking ⓘ
difficult access ⓘ
outlaw hideout history ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ
slot canyons ⓘ
technical canyoneering ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
southeastern Utah ⓘ
management Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
near Canyonlands National Park ⓘ
Green River, Utah ⓘ
Hanksville, Utah ⓘ
notableFeature complex network of branching canyons ⓘ
large, sparsely visited landscape ⓘ
partOf Canyonlands region ⓘ
popularActivity backpacking ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ
desert camping ⓘ
off‑road driving ⓘ
regionType backcountry recreation area ⓘ
safetyRequirement navigation skills ⓘ
self‑sufficiency ⓘ
technical canyoneering equipment for many routes ⓘ
state Utah ⓘ
terrain canyon ⓘ
desert ⓘ
remote ⓘ
rugged ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue John Canyon → locatedInProtectedArea → Robbers Roost area ⓘ
Blue John Canyon → locatedIn → Robbers Roost area ⓘ
West Fork of Blue John Canyon → partOf → Robbers Roost area ⓘ