Passage #43 - Buckskin Mountain

Location:  Winter Road to the Utah border

Length:  10.8 miles

Southern Trailhead:  Winter Road - BLM road #1025
- GPS Coordinates:  36.91775° N, 112.10707° W

Northern Trailhead:  Utah Border Trailhead - BLM road #1025
- GPS Coordinates:  37.00112° N, 112.03499° W

Trail Route Description:  This passage begins on Winter Road (BLM Road #1025) about one mile north of the Kaibab National Forest boundary. The route proceeds in a northerly direction and then reaches Dead Man Canyon. After crossing that drainage it continues north and crosses Red Canyon. There is a road crossing and another one a half mile later. After reaching Basin Canyon, the trail switchbacks in and then out of that canyon and crosses another road. The trail crosses an unnamed small canyon and on the top of this canyon the trail goes through a gate and then does another road crossing. There is a hard turn to the east and then a slight turn to the northeast. After crossing another road, the trail works its way through the upper end of North Larkum Canyon. It parallels this canyon for a while and then comes to the edge of a plateau. The trail executes some 22 switchbacks, working it's way down off the plateau and then crosses sage-covered flats to the Utah border trailhead.

Difficulty:  Easy

Season(s):  Spring, Summer and Fall

Water:  Water sources are scarce and unreliable on the Kaibab Plateau.

Notes/Warnings:

• All water along this passage should be purified prior to use.
• The Arizona Trail is marked with brown fiberglass posts with an Arizona Trail decal near the top.
• Transportation is available from Kanab and St. George, Utah to the Arizona Trail trailhead at the Utah border. See below for more information.

Resources:

• USGS Topographic Maps: Coyote Buttes and Pine Hollow Canyon.
• Kaibab National Forest map.
• BLM Information Center maps.

For more information, contact:

• The Passage Steward
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, 345 E Riverside Dr., St George, UT   (435) 688-3240.
• Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center, Jacob Lake, AZ   (928) 643-7298.
• BLM Information Center, One North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004   (602) 417-9300.
• Canyon Country Outback Tours, 1475 S. Lee Dr., Kanab, UT 84741   (888) 783-3807.

Current Trail Information:
4/2007 - No known problems as of this date.