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'''Box Canyon''' is a [[Canyon|box canyon]] in [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref>{{gnis|188608}}</ref> It was originally founded as a [[mining]] camp and helped the city of [[Ouray, Colorado|Ouray]] establish itself as a permanent community.<ref>http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/box-canyon_pod_image.html</ref> Box Canyon is home to Box Canyon Falls, a {{convert|285|ft|m}} [[waterfall]], with [[quartzite]] walls that extend almost one hundred feet past the falls.<ref>http://www.ouraycolorado.com/boxcanyon</ref> Access to the canyon is through a short, {{convert|500|ft|m}} foot trail to the base of the falls or a steep trail leading to the top of the falls.<ref name="Ouray Colorado">{{cite web|url=http://www.ouraycolorado.com/ouray-activities/Box-Canon-Falls-Park.php|title=Box Cañon Falls Park}}</ref> A fee is required to use the trails to the canyon.<ref name="Ouray Colorado" /> |
'''Box Canyon''' is a [[Canyon|box canyon]] in [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]].<ref>{{gnis|188608}}</ref> It was originally founded as a [[mining]] camp and helped the city of [[Ouray, Colorado|Ouray]] establish itself as a permanent community.<ref>http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/box-canyon_pod_image.html</ref> Box Canyon is home to Box Canyon Falls, a {{convert|285|ft|m}} [[waterfall]], with [[quartzite]] walls that extend almost one hundred feet past the falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ouraycolorado.com/boxcanyon |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-07-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620043424/http://www.ouraycolorado.com:80/boxcanyon |archivedate=2009-06-20 |df= }}</ref> Access to the canyon is through a short, {{convert|500|ft|m}} foot trail to the base of the falls or a steep trail leading to the top of the falls.<ref name="Ouray Colorado">{{cite web|url=http://www.ouraycolorado.com/ouray-activities/Box-Canon-Falls-Park.php|title=Box Cañon Falls Park}}</ref> A fee is required to use the trails to the canyon.<ref name="Ouray Colorado" /> |
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Revision as of 20:30, 6 November 2016
Box Canyon is a box canyon in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.[1] It was originally founded as a mining camp and helped the city of Ouray establish itself as a permanent community.[2] Box Canyon is home to Box Canyon Falls, a 285 feet (87 m) waterfall, with quartzite walls that extend almost one hundred feet past the falls.[3] 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.[4] A fee is required to use the trails to the canyon.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Canyon (Colorado)
- ^ http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/box-canyon_pod_image.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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