Rock Canyon, Canyon in Provo, United States.

Rock Canyon is a gorge in the Wasatch Mountains near Provo, defined by tall limestone cliffs and multiple hiking trails throughout its length. The terrain displays different rock layers and supports a variety of plant species adapted to the mountain setting.

The canyon was originally inhabited by the Timpanogos people and became a site of conflict during 1800s settlement by European arrivals. These encounters left lasting impacts on the region and its inhabitants.

The canyon's name comes from the settlers' label for the peak north of it, Squaw Peak, named after Big Elk's wife, who died in the canyon during the 1850 conflict; the peak is now called Kyhv Peak. Pictographs from early Indigenous writings remain on the canyon walls, and the Monarch Mine, also called the Buckley Mine, recalls later mineral extraction.

The canyon mouth sits directly behind the Provo Utah Temple, where the trailhead gives access to the canyon. Folding has left many rock beds perpendicular to the trail, so walking up the canyon means walking up the depositional sequence, from Mineral Fork Tillite at the mouth to the Oquirrh Group farther back. Shafts and tunnels from the Monarch Mine lie in the canyon.

Folding has tilted many rock beds in Rock Canyon so they lie almost perpendicular to the trail; walking up the canyon means walking up the depositional sequence, from olive Mineral Fork Tillite at the mouth to the Oquirrh Group at the back.