Dam Canyon
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| | Difficulty:3A III (v3a1 III) Raps:4-7, max ↨180ft
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| Best season: | winter, spring, fall
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33.5539, -111.4383
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Introduction[edit]
not very committing canyon with couple decent rappels, wading and nice views. first part of the approach is across the lake.
Approach[edit]
cross the lake from any of several put-ins and leave your boat near the orange buoy line. climb up, working your way around the cliffs (kml map is pretty good). sneak approach cuts off the first rap and skips some bushwacking. otherwise circle around to drop into the drainage.
Descent[edit]
R1 60' off of a palo verde tree LDC, could be avoided by scrambling around LDC but it's easier to just rap it. below this is a bush-choked open area (where the sneak route comes in) with a fin in the middle that has a couple downclimbs or can be avoided by scrambling around RDC. R2 25' into pool. R3 65' drop into a pool anchored 25' back from edge off of a fairly substantial multi-stemmed bush - need 90' of rope. R4 30' drop anchored 35' back on chockstone - need 65' of rope. R5 180' off of chockstone with pool between anchor and edge. watch that you pull from LDC to avoid having your rope fall onto some small outcrops and get stuck. there are a couple downclimbs in the technical section that some might want to rappel or have handlines for
Exit[edit]
go back to your boat. it's right there
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Beta sites[edit]
Super Amazing Map : Dam Canyon- HikeArizona.com : Dam Canyon