Rough Canyon Falls
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| | Difficulty:3B II (v3a2 II) Raps:1, max ↨100ft
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| Best season: | BEST in Spring
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38.9752, -108.6008
38.9888, -108.6174
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Introduction
Rough Canyon Falls is a two-stage waterfall rappel at the end of Rough Canyon. It's a long walk for just this dryfall with pothole, but is great in combination with Not Shaylee Birthday Canyon and Shaylee Birthday Canyon.
Approach
A nice loop can be made hiking down (or up) Rough Canyon and then up (or down) Tabeguache Canyon, both non-technical canyon hikes.
Timing the Spring waterflow in Rough Canyon would be great, but it is a narrow window or best after a rain storm.
Descent
A few large boulders in the upper slot provide nice solid pinches for anchors. Set an anchor and retrieve it when done rappelling.
R1: 100' from a boulder in the upper slot will stretch into the pothole and down the second stage to the ground below.
Scramble up the ledges after the rappel to the top.
Exit
Return to the trailhead up Rough Canyon, Tabeguache Canyon, or the Tabeguache OHV Trail.
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Apr 2025: beta added to ropewiki. Ira Lewis, Andrew Tanasescu (banner photo), Kati Write, Arick Calhoun, Carl Bern, Sean Yarborough