Kings Canyon cuts through the Confusion Range in western Utah's Millard County as a windy route across an otherwise sparsely used landscape. Its main importance is as a transportation corridor, with U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 50 passing through rather than supporting a settled community. The canyon walls expose strongly bedded rock, mainly Silurian to Devonian carbonate formations, with some pink Tertiary ignimbrite. A side spur called Cat Canyon contains Elephant Rock, the area's best-known landmark, a formation likened to an elephant carrying a pack. Beyond highway traffic, the surrounding country sees only light use, including some sheep herding.