Styx Canyon (South Fork)

Styx Canyon (South Fork) Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

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‌	Difficulty:‌4A IV (v4a1 IV) Raps:‌14, max ↨100ft Metric Overall: 8-12h  ⟷6.3mi Approach:  ↑280ft No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌Required 70 min Vehicle:Passenger
Location:	36.1905, -116.7167
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Regions:	North America United States California Death Valley National Park  Black Mountains Black Mountains North

http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/dv/dv_styx/dv_styx-canyon.aspx,http://brennen.caltech.edu/swhikes/styxcn.htm,http://web.archive.org/web/20240229153613/http://canyoncollective.com/betabase/styx-canyon-south-fork-from-dante-view.66,http://summitpost.org/styx-canyon/812025

https://www.canyontales.com/tale/?i=styxcoffin

http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/dv/dv_styx/dv_styx-canyon.aspx,http://brennen.caltech.edu/swhikes/styxcn.htm

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Approach

The approach for South Fire starts at Dante's Peak and drops into the top of Coffin Canyon. There are some nice down climbs and one rappel here. When you enter a larger wash/meadow you will cross dcr over a bit of rocks and down into Styx. During the superblooms, this meadow holds an incredible amount of perfumed flowers.

Beta sites

• BluuGnome.com  : Styx Canyon
• Chris Brennen's Adventure Hikes (Southwest)  : Styx Canyon
• CanyonCollective.com  : Styx Canyon; south fork from Dante View
• SummitPost.org  : Styx Canyon

Trip reports and media

• Lori Curry on Canyon Tales  : Styx & Coffin

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Background

First canyoneering descent by Randi Poer, Scott Smith, Michelle Nilles, Kevin Branscom, Genevieve Branscom and Chris Brennen on Mar.4, 2006.

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Styx Canyon (South Fork)

Information provided by automated processes. KML map by (unknown). Main photo by (unknown). Authors are listed in chronological order.

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