Lake Roberts Slot Canyons
ACA Canyon
Rating – 2A III
The Lake Roberts Slot Canyons are quite
extensive and interesting... Devon Fletcher Photos
...a 6’ wide natural arch...
beta facts:
name- refered to as Lake Roberts Slot
Canyons
elevation- around 6100’
GPS coordinates- west- ±33°02.504’N 108°10.628’W east- ±33°02.370’N 108°09.674’W
flow- intermittent with some springs
sometimes...
season to visit- most any time
accommodations- nearby restrooms and water
at Lake Roberts Canpgrounds
ownership- Gila National Forest
access- is from Hwy 35… see the map below
nearest town- Silver City is about 20 miles
southwest of here
fun fact- There are many slot canyons all
around this whole area
essay bro
Lake Roberts Slot Canyons deserve much more
exploration and when parking near the places shown on the map below as access
points, please know that there are no parking places provided here... but
public land adjoins the highway right-of-way
at these places
Enhanced USGS topo map
The Red Lines depict
sections of “slot and/or box canyons”
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Slot Canyons
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