Skates Canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 2A I
...a west-side tributary to Skates Canyon
hosts a great slot canyon more than a half-mile long...!!! Devon Fletcher Photos
beta facts:
name- Skates Canyon
elevation- 7000’at the top down to 6700’at the bottom
GPS coordinates- ±32°56.830’N 108°06.855’W
flow- intermittent
season to visit- most any time
accommodations- NONE
ownership- Gila National Forest
access- is from Hwy 35… see the map below
nearest town- Silver City is about 22 miles
southwest of here
fun fact- this slot will surprise and please
you...
Enhanced USGS topo map
The Red Lines depict
sections of “slot canyons”
________one mile_______
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