Plaza Blanca Canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 1A I
NEVER ENTER ANY
SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST…!!!
This hike
gets harder… the farther you walk… and has some difficult climbs if you
like…!!!
Plaza Blanca Canyon Slot
beta facts:
name- Plaza Blanca Canyon
depth of slot portion- up to 100 feet
length of slot canyon portion- one/third mile
elevation- 6400’ at the top down to 6200’ at the
bottom
GPS coordinates- ±36°14.327’N 106°18.559’W
flow- some spring waters flow
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- at nearby Abiquiu
access- is from Dar la Islam Road… see the map
below
nearest town- Abiquiu is
about 2 miles south of here
fun fact- nice and fairly easy scramble/hike
essay bro
County Road 155 is north of Abiquiu, across the river…
Plaza Blanca Slot Canyon is within the
“White Place” that
Georgia O’Keeffe used to paint… it is called Plaza Blanca
The truth is… that there are
several slot canyons at Plaza Blanca…!!!
Enhanced USGS topo map by Doug Scott
The thin Red Lines depict
sections of “slot canyons”
________one mile_______
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