Desolation Canyon
Added to the National Register in 1968, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Address Unknown, Green River, UT |
| County | Carbon County |
| Listed | Nov 24, 1968 |
| Listed for | Exploration and settlement |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 68000057 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Address Unknown, Green River, UT |
| Coordinates | 39.4167° N, 110.0110° W · Directions ↗ |
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Nearby in Carbon County
Public land around it
| Desolation Canyon Wilderness ↗Wilderness, Bureau of Land Management | About 4 miles away142,996 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Questions people ask
When was Desolation Canyon listed on the National Register?
Nov 24, 1968. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Desolation Canyon?
Address Unknown, Green River, Carbon County, Utah.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Desolation Canyon?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Desolation Canyon right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Slough Canyon, 6 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 68000057. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.