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House on Fire (Ruin #1) easy 1 mile trail from TH. After that difficult to keep on trail. Ruin #4 is worth the effort to get to, half of a wooden kiva and circular granary. Ruin #3 is in great shape but need a 20 foot ladder or Alex Honnold. Turned around at Ruin #5, difficult to access, an ancient 15 foot tree trunk makes it possible.
Jun 3, 2022 · The House On Fire is a popular Ancestral Puebloan site featuring five granaries built into the alcoves of a canyon near Blanding, Utah. The ruins are believed to be between 700 and 1,000 years old and were settled by the Anasazi people. Granaries were used to store food including corn and other grains.
Jul 10, 2023 · House On Fire is located in the South Fork of Mule Canyon, about 25 miles west of the little town Blanding, UT. This location is named House On Fire because under the right conditions it appears there is a roaring fire coming out of the roof of a small grouping of Anasazi houses (ruins).
An easy canyon hike with multiple ruins including the famous House on Fire ruin, named because its sun glow effect
The ease of the trail and the relatively short distance to the "House On Fire" make this one of the more accessible ruins in the area. The name of the ruin comes from the swirly, striated patterns on the rock roof above the structures that turns a brilliant red in certain lights - making it look like an inferno is engulfing the roof of the rooms.
Coordinates: 37.537381, -109.732282. Directions: Driving west on UT-95 from US-191, turn right onto CR-263/Texas Flat Road. The trailhead is a quarter of a mile up this road and on the left. The Greater Bears Ears Partnership (BEP) works to protect and build respect for the cultural and natural landscapes of the greater Bears Ears region in ...
Mule Canyon – SE Utah. Mule Canyon is located on the north end of Cedar Mesa about 20 miles west of Blanding, UT. Mule Creek cuts a deep canyon through the mesa as it travels eastward to empty into Comb Wash. The approximately 12 mile long drainage begins above 7,800 ft and drops to 4,800 ft in Comb Wash. Utah 95 runs close to Mule Canyon for ...
