Rio Guadalupe Box
...not a
real slot canyon but has mandatory swims between sheer walls
ACA Canyon
Rating – 1C III
Upper
Guadalupe Falls is 35’ high and has two tiers.
The upper tier is about 15’ and the lower tier about 20’ ...one of my
favorite waterfalls. Resent heavy rains had
made the Rio Guadalupe waters brown in these photos.
The
Guadalupe Box Canyon is amazing below the falls. Some of the sheer walls lean out over the
river. Parts of the falls can be seen in
the upper-middle portion of this photograph.
beta facts:
name- Rio Guadalupe Box
elevation- 6980’
GPS coordinates- ±35°47.686’N 106°47.108’W
flow- a large trout stream called Rio Guadalupe
accommodations- none
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest
access- a hundred yards or so east of forest road
#376.
nearest town- Jemez Springs is about 7 miles due
east of here
fun fact- this is a great swim-hike
essay bro
Rio Guadalupe Box is
extremely beautiful… but it is not for the faint-of-heart… however… very close
to the road. The entire canyon is about
4 miles.
Enhanced USGS 7.5’ topo map
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