Canyoneering Bingo Canyon
Dirty Devil
Overview
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Tue 43 | 23 |
Wed 46 | 20 |
Thu 49 | 22 |
Fri 50 | 24 |
Sat 54 | 24 |
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Tue 43 | 23 |
Wed 46 | 20 |
Thu 49 | 22 |
Fri 50 | 24 |
Sat 54 | 24 |
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Diane negotiating a minor obstacle in the upper section.
Roadtrip heading into the narrows
Bingo is one of the mini slots Dave found and documented in 2009. I had done Sawtooth (which starts at the same trailhead), but had never gotten back to check out the others in the area. Bingo turned out to be a pleasant surprise. The goods are very short, but also very good. A relatively short approach leads to a deeply cut and narrow slot that is long enough and provides enough difficulty to be fun, but not overwhelming. The skilled can downclimb many of the drops, while the timid and less experienced may do a handful of rappels. All will do at least 1-2 rappels.
Diane determined to stay dry in the upper section.
Heading down to Bingo in the morning light
Getting There
From Hanksville, travel south on Highway 95. 10.1 miles south of Hanksville, at mile post 10.1, turn east (left) off the highway on the signed Angel Point Trail Road #0100.
- Reset your odometer as you turn off Highway 95 ( 12S 530839mE 4232060mN / N38° 14' 10" W110° 38' 51" )
- 1.7 miles, stay left ( 12S 533177mE 4232026mN / N38° 14' 08" W110° 37' 15" )
- 2.5 miles, turn right on road #0101 and reset your odometer. ( 12S 534117mE 4232786mN / N38° 14' 33" W110° 36' 36" )
- 0.8 miles, cattle guard ( 12S 535083mE 4231908mN / N38° 14' 04" W110° 35' 57" )
- 3.4 miles, turn left onto road #0103 and reset your odometer ( 12S 538064mE 4230240mN / N38° 13' 10" W110° 33' 55" )
- 1.1 miles, cross slickrock. This is a rough section that will stop low clearance vehicles. ( 12S 539104mE 4231673mN / N38° 13' 56" W110° 33' 12" )
- 2.9 miles, Benign Trailhead. Nondescript parking spot after the road has made a turn. There are likely tire tracks here at a small parking area. ( 12S 540225mE 4234082mN / N38° 15' 14" W110° 32' 25" )
- 3.7 Bloodhound Canyon Trailhead. Road #4477 goes off on the right. ( 12S 540857mE 4235256mN / N38° 15' 52" W110° 31' 59" )
- 3.9 miles, Y-Junction, stay right ( 12S 540946mE 4235486mN / N38° 15' 59" W110° 31' 55" )
- 4.4 miles - Faint track on the left, take it. Note: If you stay right here, the roads ends in a short distance at an excellent primitive camping spot above the Dirty Devil. ( 12S 541550mE 4235998mN / N38° 16' 16" W110° 31' 30" )
- 5.2 miles - End of the road, and trailhead for Bingo and Sawtooth Canyon ( 12S 541007mE 4237120mN / N38° 16' 52" W110° 31' 52" )
Bottom of one of the rappels or downclimbs. Don't get stuck!
Second to last rap. (Hard downclimb)
Route
Approach (45-60 minutes)
From the trailhead go west down into the wide open drainage. After you reach the bottom, just below the confluence with a side fork on the left, is a small dryfall that is easily passed on the left. Continuing down, another small dryfall is passed before the canyon slots up a bit and has a few minor obstacles that are easily defeated. The canyon opens one final to time before the main event.
Just when you are wondering if the canyon was going to be any good, it begins slotting up and dropping. This is the final, exquisite section.
Canyon
Heading down, a steep, narrow drop is easier to downclimb than it appears. Some may want a rope. This is quickly followed by a 7 m ( 23 ft. ) downclimb or rappel, which is quickly followed by another 7 m ( 23 ft. ) drop. This one is very narrow to get to, and to get on rappel at. It can be down climbed or rappelled, but either way, be careful not to get stuck!
Phew! One more narrow section leads to another 9 m ( 30 ft. ) drop with a difficult to reach anchor for bigger canyoneers. This could also be downclimbed, but is harder than the others.
The final rappel is about 22 m ( 73 ft. ) with a bit of an awkward start. Check the anchor well. It was a small chockstone that seems to be getting worn with age. A sandtrap or trying to use an anchor farther up canyon may be a better approach.
A lot of action for such a short section of canyon!
Exit (60-75 minutes)
Once down the last rappel, continue down canyon a couple of minutes until it is easy to escape up the sandy left bank. Work up slickrock and circle back up to the start of the final slot, cross the canyon, and rim walk back to the trailhead.
Photos
Maps
| Trailhead |
12S 541007mE 4237120mN N38° 16' 52" W110° 31' 52" |
| Final Slot |
12S 539934mE 4237142mN N38° 16' 53" W110° 32' 36" |
| Narrows |
12S 540263mE 4237056mN N38° 16' 50" W110° 32' 23" |