Silver Canyon

Silver Canyon is a novel written by Louis L'Amour set in south-central Utah Territory in 1881.

It was originally published in a shorter version, named Riders of the Dawn, in the magazine Giant Western in June 1951.

The plot revolves around a young rider and gunfighter, Matt Brennan, who drifts into the town of Hattan's Point and immediately falls in love with a local rancher's daughter, Moira Maclaren.

The Pinder Ranch was headquartered on modern Lean-To Point on the edge of Dark Canyon Primitive Area.

Located almost due west of Monticello, Utah, access to the area is difficult, requiring use of a series of backcountry trails over the Abajo (Blue) Mountains or off State Route 211 near Newspaper Rock, or by boat and foot/horseback northeast from Hite Marina on the upper end of Lake Powell.