Puente Canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 2A III
NEVER ENTER ANY
SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!!
Puente Canyon has a ¾ mile long SLOT
section with a sheep bridge 70’ overhead
beta facts:
name- Puente Canyon
depth of slot portion- 80 feet
length of slot canyon- ¾ mile
elevation- 6500’
GPS coordinates- ±35°27.665’N 107°12.009’W
flow- intermittent
season to visit- drier months of the year, like
March thru June & September, October and November… NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN
HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!!
accommodations- NONE
ownership- Cibola National Forest, BLM, private and
BIA
access- is from State Hwy 279… see the map below
nearest town- NONE
fun fact- YES…!!!
essay bro
Puente Canoa has
a fine 3/4-mile long slot canyon. Check
out the footbride remains 60’ overhead in the photo
above. Puente Slot is a tributary to
Tapia Canyon. A nice 15 mile loop hike
runs up Tapia, thru the Puente Slot Canyon and back down thru the Canoa Slot Canyon... returning down
the Tapia Box to your wheels.
You will find Puente Canyon way down near
the bottom of the map below. This canyon
is susceptible to flash-flooding during the July and August thunderstorm
season.
Enhanced USGS topo map
Red Lines depict “slot canyons” Shaded green is Cibola National
Forest Shaded grey is private land
Shaded cream color below is BIA
land The rest is BLM 
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