Battleship Canyon
This is a
wonderful narrow canyon, but really a true slot canyon
ACA Canyon
Rating – 2B III
Recreational
and exciting… this canyon is WAY under-rated
…words fail me…
Battleship Canyon is stunning… and unknown…
and yet only a hundred yards from a paved highway, heavy traffic, beer and hordes
of people
Wheeet-Wheewoooo…!!!
…a perennial flowing stream…
Ending with a 40’ high waterfall and see
the family relaxing around it’s
base…
beta facts:
name- Battleship Canyon
depth of slot portion- 100 to 200 feet
length of slot canyon portion- 2/3 mile
elevation- 7500’ at the top down to 6900’ at the
bottom
GPS coordinates- ±35°49.837’N 106°38.192’W
flow- intermittent
season to visit- Anytime…!!! Winter will have ice and snow but this canyon
is hardly subject to flooding of any kind.
Summer thunderstorms do not affect the flow
accommodations- Battleship Rock Campground close by
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest
access- is from Highway 4… see the map below
nearest town- Jemez Springs is about 5 miles south
of here
fun fact- it will win your heart
essay bro
Free parking is above by the restrooms at
highway level. The trail shown on the
map below has been beaten out by playing children and it is easy enough to
follow.
But…!!! Be ready for poison ivy…!!!
When I apply
either of these two products - just before the hike - to my ankles, hands, arms
and neck… poison ivy does not affect me.
Vitality
Works Oak & Ivy itch - relief of 8500 Bluewater Rd NW – Albuquerque
And/or
Ivy Itch ReLeaf - by Herbs Etc 1340 Rufina
Creek - Santa Fe
Where as without these, I get poison ivy very bad, for
weeks…
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Enhanced USGS topo map by Doug Scott
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