Wire Pass photos

Wire Pass narrows opens into the Buckskin Gulch.  These narrow slot canyons are formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau.  This is a panorama created from ten individual photographs, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Wire Pass narrows opens into the Buckskin Gulch. These narrow slot canyons are formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. This is a panorama created from ten individual photographs.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20705  
Panorama dimensions: 4366 x 16390
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20715  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20720  
Sandstone formations.  Layers of sandstone are revealed by erosion in the Wire Pass narrows, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Sandstone formations. Layers of sandstone are revealed by erosion in the Wire Pass narrows.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20731  
A hiker considers the Wire Pass narrows.  This exceeding narrow slot canyons, in some places only two feet wide, was formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau.  This is a panorama created from eleven individual photographs, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
A hiker considers the Wire Pass narrows. This exceeding narrow slot canyons, in some places only two feet wide, was formed by water erosion which cuts slots deep into the surrounding sandstone plateau. This is a panorama created from eleven individual photographs.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20707  
Panorama dimensions: 4006 x 14307
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20714  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20718  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20725  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20726  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20727  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20728  
Wire Pass trailhead.  The parking lot at the Wire Pass trailhead, early morning, as hikers arrive and set out to Buckskin Gulch, the North Coyote Buttes and the Wave, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Wire Pass trailhead. The parking lot at the Wire Pass trailhead, early morning, as hikers arrive and set out to Buckskin Gulch, the North Coyote Buttes and the Wave.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20745  
Wire Pass trail.  The Wire Pass trail runs along a river wash through sandstone bluffs and scattered trees and scrub brush, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Wire Pass trail. The Wire Pass trail runs along a river wash through sandstone bluffs and scattered trees and scrub brush.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20746  
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, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
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.
Location: Wire Pass, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20773  
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