North Cita Canyon

ACA Canyon Rating – unknown

NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!!

North Cita Canyon is a western tributary of Palo Duro Canyon near Canyon

 The photos and information on this page have been provided by Patrick Daniel

North Cita Canyon of Palo Duro Canyon boasts a short but beautiful and narrow “slot” shown in this photo below

 

North Cita Canyon has a very exciting slot canyon within its mainstream and several slot canyons in nearby tributaries

 

“One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong and Patrick Daniel quotes...

North Cita Slot Canyon approaches a 30 foot depth but is so narrow, it can be jumped across

 

beta facts:

name- North Cita Canyon

depth of slot portion- 30 feet

length of slot canyon- unknown

elevation- 3000’

GPS coordinates- ±34°54.398’N 101°41.782’W

flow- intermittent

season to visit- drier months of the year, like May, June, September, October and November… NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!!

accommodations- NONE

ownership- unknown

access- unknown

nearest town- ain’t no towns out here man...

fun fact- Texas has slot canyons...!!!

 

-information in my text here and on my map is sketchy... much of this info is unconfirmed in the field.  Please update us with any information you may find or know…

 

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The Red Lines depict sections of slot canyons

 

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