Percha Narrows & Wicks Gulch Slot
Percha Narrows ACA Canyon Rating – 2C I & Wicks Gulch
Slot – 2A I
Wicks Gulch Slot Canyon is short...but
sweet....!!! see
map below-
Percha Narrows are about a half mile long. This photo is quite near the Wicks Gulch
confluence.
Below is a 6-foot natural arch near the
cabin ruins. See map below-
....and another 6’ natural arch high on a
cliff above Percha Creek near the “narrow canyons”
Below is an arch-rock at a mine in the
lower reaches of The Percha Box. See map below-
These last 2 photos are of the “narrow
canyon” that is downstream a mile from the cabin ruins. It is near the Cliff Arch.
This canyon is about 80’ deep and has a
sweet clear-flowing spring....!!!
beta facts:
name- Wicks Gulch Slot Canyon …and The Percha Narrows
depth of slot portion- 50 feet
length of slot canyon- each of these canyons are
about a half mile long except Wicks Gulch Slot is only maybe an eighth-mile
long or so…
elevation- this country is around 5000’ elevation
GPS coordinates- ±32°54.984’N 107°29.515’W at Wicks Gulch Slot
flow- intermittent
season to visit- winter months are the best… NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN
HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST…!!!
accommodations- Hillsboro, NM is nearby… and they have
anything that is worth having…!!!
ownership- mostly BLM
access- is from Hwy 152 east of Hillsboro… see the
map below
nearest town- Hillsboro is about 3 miles west of
here
fun fact- who’d of thought...
essay bro
Visiting this entire area is do-able as a
day-hike
Enhanced USGS topo map
The Red Lines depict
sections of slot canyons and/or Box Canyons
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