Brazos Box Canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 2C V
At this high elevation snow melt
causes the flooding way more than summer rains ever do
THE ONLY MONTHS IT IS SAFE TO ENTER THE BRAZOS BOX
IS JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
30’ high Brazos Box Falls thunders during
May and June snowmelt runoff
This page is
not a Slot Canyon Page but rather a waterfall page
The Brazos Box
is about 20 miles long and is ALL private land – NO TRESPASSING
beta facts:
name- Brazos Box Falls
height- 30’
elevation- 8520’
GPS coordinates- ±36°44.751’N 106°23.521’W
flow- the Brazos River is likely the largest
river contained entirely within the state of New Mexico
season- extreme kayakers see it in late May, early
June but hikers have to wait until summer or fall… with the
owner’s permission
accommodations- none
ownership- Private Land
access- a 3 mile canyoneering rock scamble from Corkin’s Lodge
nearest town- Brazos is about 9 miles west of here
fun fact- permission to trespass is
absolute,,,!!!
essay bro
The Brazos River flows for almost 20 miles
thru a spectacular, sheer-walled, granite gorge equal in proportions and
appearance to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Numerous waterfalls of 10 to 30 feet high
splash thru this crevasse called “The Brazos Box”. If this were on public lands, it would likely
be a national park… but it is not public.
It is private. I recommend a multi-day
vacation at Corkin’s Lodge, as resorting here you
will enjoy the beauty, accompanied with a peace–of–mind that trespassing can
never afford. This only allows hiking to
lower mile or two of Brazos Box Canyon.
Sorry
no map available at this time
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