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Wiregrass Canyon Hike
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by
brandon
on
Wiregrass Canyon Route
,
Smokey Mountain Road
in
Glen Canyon NRA
,
UT
·
May 10th, 2023
Hiking
Distance:
1.6 mi
Wiregrass Canyon is a great a place to explore an arid side canyon of Glen Canyon NRA without crowds. The route features a number of interesting rock formations, such as an arch where two drainages meet. The route goes all the way the marshy and muddy banks of Lake Powell, but unless you’re looking…
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Distance
1.6 mi
Cumulative Elevation
213 ft
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214 ft
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Local Ecology
Here are common species of plants, animals, and fungi you might encounter here. Taking field notes when you’re on the route will help improve this list for others.
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Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus (species)
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Desert Princesplume
Stanleya pinnata (species)
17
Observations
JAN - DEC
Saltcedar
Tamarix karelinii (species)
16
Observations
JAN - DEC
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma (species),
“Bigberry Juniper”
14
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Common Side-Blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana (species),
“Side-Blotched Lizard”
47
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Whiptail
Aspidoscelis tigris (species),
“Tiger Whiptail”
18
Observations
JAN - DEC
Sceloporus tristichus
SPECIES
15
Observations
JAN - DEC
Sceloporus magister
SPECIES ·
“Desert Spiny Lizard”
12
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Common Raven
Corvus corax (species),
“Raven”, “Northern Raven”
9,247
Observations
JAN - DEC
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus (species),
“Mexican House Finch”
6,551
Observations
JAN - DEC
White-Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys (species)
4,511
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto (species),
“Collared Dove”
4,312
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera (species),
“Honey Bee”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pontia protodice
SPECIES
9
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
SPECIES ·
“Rough Harvester Ant”
7
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Pygmy Blue
Brephidium exilis (species)
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
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