The Salt River and its deep canyon bisect the entire length of the wilderness. Elevations range from 2,200 feet (671 m) at the lower end of the canyon to 4,200 feet (1,280 m) on White Ledge Mountain.[2]
The area can be visited practically any time, though there are no maintained trails within the entire wilderness. Travel here is typically done by raft or kayak during the short river-running season between March 1 and May 15. A visitor permit is required between these dates and group size is limited to 15 people. White-water rafting the Salt River Canyon is fairly popular, with 27 sets of rapids and numerous side creeks to explore.[3]
U.S. Route 60 and Arizona State Route 77 traverse a winding route through the canyon, descending close to the river at the bottom before crossing the river and then ascending back up the opposite side.
^"Salt River Canyon Wilderness". Tonto National Forest.
^"Salt River Canyon Wilderness Trails". Trails.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
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April 12, 2024
salt, river, canyon, wilderness, acres, wilderness, area, located, within, tonto, national, forest, state, arizona, iucn, category, wilderness, area, salt, river, canyonlocationgila, county, arizona, usanearest, cityclaypool, arizonacoordinates33, 65444, 81500. Salt River Canyon Wilderness is a 32 101 acres 12 991 ha wilderness area located within the Tonto National Forest in the U S state of Arizona 1 Salt River Canyon WildernessIUCN category Ib wilderness area Salt River CanyonLocationGila County Arizona USANearest cityClaypool ArizonaCoordinates33 39 16 N 110 48 54 W 33 65444 N 110 81500 W 33 65444 110 81500Area32 101 acres 12 991 ha Established1984Governing bodyU S Forest Service Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThe Salt River and its deep canyon bisect the entire length of the wilderness Elevations range from 2 200 feet 671 m at the lower end of the canyon to 4 200 feet 1 280 m on White Ledge Mountain 2 The area can be visited practically any time though there are no maintained trails within the entire wilderness Travel here is typically done by raft or kayak during the short river running season between March 1 and May 15 A visitor permit is required between these dates and group size is limited to 15 people White water rafting the Salt River Canyon is fairly popular with 27 sets of rapids and numerous side creeks to explore 3 U S Route 60 and Arizona State Route 77 traverse a winding route through the canyon descending close to the river at the bottom before crossing the river and then ascending back up the opposite side See also editList of Arizona Wilderness Areas List of U S Wilderness Areas Wilderness ActReferences edit River Canyon Wilderness Wilderness net Salt River Canyon Wilderness Tonto National Forest Salt River Canyon Wilderness Trails Trails com Archived from the original on 2013 02 04 External links edit nbsp Media related to Salt River Canyon at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salt River Canyon Wilderness amp oldid 1064896973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
