• Source: Box Canyon (Colorado)

      • Box Canyon is a box canyon in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.


      Description


      A mining camp was established in the canyon that helped the city of Ouray establish itself as a permanent community. Box Canyon is home to Box Canyon Falls, a 285 feet (87 m) waterfall, with quartzite walls that extend almost 100 ft (30 m) past the falls. Access to the canyon is through a short, 500 feet (150 m) foot trail to the base of the falls or a steep trail leading to the top of the falls. A fee is required to use the trails to the canyon.


      Geology


      Box Canyon contains an Angular Unconformity. The Elbert Formation sits on the Uncompahgre Formation which represents a geologic age difference of approximately 1.3 billion years.


      See also


      Colorado portal


      References




      External links


      Media related to Box Canyon (Colorado) at Wikimedia Commons

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