Welcome to Fry Canyon ...
Fry Canyon is located in San Juan County<1>.
The location of Fry Canyon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fry Canyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1957.
A typical abbreviation for Fry Canyon: Fry Cyn. (or less commonly used: Fry Canyn. or Fry Cnyn.)
Fry Canyon is 5,370 feet [1,637 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fry Canyon is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Fry Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Fry Canyon, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Fry Canyon lies within the (435) area code.
Communities near Fry Canyon ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Fry Canyon.
- White Canyon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Canyon
- White Canyon is located in San Juan County
- Hite ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
- Hite is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hite <4>
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in San Juan County
- Piute Farms ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piute Farms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute Farms
- Piute Farms is located in San Juan County
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fry Canyon ...
Looking for more information about Fry Canyon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fry Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fry Canyon.
Adding Fry Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fry Canyon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fry Canyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fry Canyon post office opened in 1957.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fry Canyon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fry Canyon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fry Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |