A hiker walking through the Wire Pass narrows. This exceedingly narrow slot canyon, in some places only two feet wide, is formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA
Image: 20715 Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Lat/Long: N 037° 01' 11.17", W 112° 00' 16.98" (Coordinates: 37.01977°, -112.00472°) Altitude: 1446.12m Format: Digital 2:3 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide.
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