Bull Canyon Slot
ACA Canyon
Rating – 3A II
See on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awpw8Aao2p0
Experienced Canyoneers
Only
requires a full range of technical canyoneering equipment
and ropes…!!!
NEVER ENTER ANY
SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST…!!!
Bull Canyon Slot is short, steep and
AWESOME.....! ! !
–with 4 rappels: 50’, 30’, 40’ & 100’
Photo below looks down into the 30’ rappel
...and 300 feet high up on the south canyon
wall is small a natural arch
beta facts:
name- Bull Canyon Slot
length of slot canyon- maybe an eighth mile
elevation- 7950’at the top down to about 7650’at the
bottom
GPS coordinates- ±36°22.008’N 106°22.862’W
flow- intermittent
season to visit- most anytime except winter may
have ice & NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN
HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST…!!!
accommodations- none
ownership- Carson National Forest
access- is from Forest Road #137… see the map
below
nearest town- Abiquiu is
about 12 miles south of here
fun fact- What is that red line on our map below, with
a question mark next to it...??? could that be a vertical slot...???
Bull Canyon Slot
There were four mandatory rappels upwards
to 100 feet and two down-climbs. Natural
anchors exist, so no bolts please.
Right-click-save-as
on our map below, to print your own “hand-held” copy for your hike
Enhanced USGS topo map
The Red Lines depict
sections of “slot canyons”
This map is 1.3 miles wide and a mile and a
half high...how’s that for a mileage bar?
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