The gorge was once the preferred route through the nearly impenetrable "reef" which traverses over 100 miles in the Utah desert. The fold in the earth's crust which created mountains and deep canyons was called a "reef" because it formed such a barrier to travel. The Capitol part comes from the shape of one of the major sandstone formations which is reminiscent of the US Capitol Building. The gorge varies in width between 10 and 50 feet and the walls are quite high sometimes several hundred feet high. You can get a sense of the immensity of this canyon when comparing the height of the walls to Wilbur in the distance.

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