Sawtooth Canyon | Dirty Devil

Canyoneering Sawtooth Canyon - Dirty Devil Canyoneering Sawtooth Canyon

Dirty Devil

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Wed Rain before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
65° | na°
Thu Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
67° | 49°
Fri Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 14 to 17 mph.
63° | 47°
Sat Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
61° | 41°
Sun A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
59° | 40°
RATING: 3A I
SEASON: Any, hot in the summer
RAPPELS: 0-2 - 25 m ( 83 ft. )
WATER: Generally little
FLASHFLOOD: Low except in a very short section
Wed Rain before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
65° | na°
Thu Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. East wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
67° | 49°
Fri Sunny, with a high near 63. South wind 14 to 17 mph.
63° | 47°
Sat Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
61° | 41°
Sun A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
59° | 40°
Ice Cream Cone on the approach
Ice Cream Cone on the approach

Sawtooth is one of the short, mini-slot canyons near Beaver Canyon. The canyon itself is very short, with not much to recommend it, and its short nature. Did I mention the canyon was short?!?! The camping near and at the trailhead, however, is sublime. With big views into the deep Dirty Devil River canyon and Robbers Roost across the way. It makes a good primitive camping destination, with a short after dinner canyon thrown in to pass the time.

The canyon has no rappels, though a variation is occasionally done that adds 2 rappels at the very end to get down to the Dirty Devil. This is not particularly recommended. A little high stemming and a few sorta-tricky downclimbs make this not appropriate for rank beginners, but intermediates should have no problem.

Slot section of Sawtooth
Slot section of Sawtooth
Optional Raps in Sawtooth
Optional Raps in Sawtooth

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