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Cross Canyon
Nat'l Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area

Cross Canyon

United States

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This WSA includes portions of three main canyons which are the continuation ofthe Cahone Canyon WSA. The relatively flat plateau through which these canyons are cut has a gentlesouthwest downward tilt from its 6,500 feet elevation at the northeast boundary of the WSA. Numerousledges, rocky outcrops, and cliffs are exposed in the stair-stepped canyons which range in depth from300-900 feet.Ancestral Puebloan ruins are common in the canyon.

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