Cañon Vertedero & Cañon
Vertedero Norte
English = Garbage Dump Canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 3A I
Experienced Canyoneers
Only
Rope work
required…!!!
NEVER ENTER ANY
SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!!
Garbage Dump Slot Canyon
boasts with pride...!!! –a refrigerator, mattresses, a Silverado Pickup and
more.....!!!
New Mexico is ashamed of the garbage dumped
into this beautiful canyon
below is one of Kelton’s “ghost” anchors for a
rappel... it worked safe & fine. the next person descending Vertedero
Slot will think they are “first”....!!!
“Ghosting” is leaving NO Trace... the knot below will release the rope
to the climber below after the rappel and the stick will wash away during the
next high water.
the photo above shows some of the narrow
“slot” portion of this canyon
-
and below is the beautiful (20’ drop) entrance
to Cañon Vertedero Slot
All photos- Kelton Manzanares
beta facts:
name- Cañon Vertedero Slot – English = Garbage Dump Canyon
length of slot canyon- 2-tenths of a mile
elevation- 8100’
GPS coordinates- ±36°14.028’N 106°46.158’W
flow- intermittent
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- NONE – the nearby towns do not offer
much...
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest
access- is from above a few feet on Forest Road
#77… see the map below
nearest town- Gallina is
about 2 and a half miles west of here
fun fact- Nature can abound and be beautiful within man’s
garbage
essay bro
On Friday Oct 30, 2015 – Kelton Manzanares did what I believe is the first descent of Cañon Vertedero Slot. He mentioned three 20’ high drops that he
rappelled. He used “ghosting” canyoneering
methods for anchors which enabled him to LEAVE-NO-TRACE of ever having been
there –see the photo above. It was softy
raining that day so he did leave his footprints behind. The rain was quite soft and considering the
extremely small upstream acreage... he was in no danger of any possible
flash-flooding.
The un-named north fork of Cañon Vertedero hides another
slot canyon of its own... and it is yet to be explored...!!!
It is labeled Cañon
Vertedero Norte Slot on the map below.
...a couple fuzzy Photos of Cañon
Vertedero Norte Slot are found below the map...
Enhanced USGS topo map
The Red Lines depict
sections of “slot canyons”
Cañon Vertedero Norte
Cañon Vertedero Norte Slot above &
below. It
can be scrambled both directions with a little help from your friend
You
may have to boost one another up over this drop in mid-canyon...
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