Chavez Nicho
This is not
a slot canyon... it is just a beautiful place
ACA Canyon
Rating – 1A I
Include this hike with your trip to Chavez Slot
Canyon
Chavez Nook is the next “nook” in the
canyon north and west of Chavez Canyon.
It is a pleasant and beautiful hike.
The flowing spring is in the green reeds shown above. See map below.
It is a very beautiful place… sorry for the
fuzzie photos… please send your better images to us
and we will publish them with your credits
beta facts:
name- Chavez Nook
elevation- 6700’
GPS coordinates- ±36°22.422’N 106°40.422’W
ownership- Santa Fe National Forest
access- is from Forest Road #151, near the
monastery… see the map below
nearest town- Abiquiu is
about 25 miles east of here
fun fact- include this hike with your trip to
Chavez Slot Canyon
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Include this hike with your trip to Chavez
Slot Canyon. Park your car at the yellow
asterisk shown on the map below. There
is a small trail here.
Enhanced USGS topo map by Doug Scott
The thin Red Lines depict
sections of “slot canyons” and the thicker Red Lines show the boundries of Chama River Canyon Wilderness Area
________one mile_______
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