Canyon Name please superstitions
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Canyon Name please superstitions
What is the canyon to the west (left) of hog canyon named and is there any info on it?
Thanks,
Brett
Thanks,
Brett
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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
I have heard others just refer to it as "Hog Canyon West". I was unable to find a name for it, although I have plenty of suggestions following my last hike into the canyon.
http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=18600
But you have to hike it before you can name it
http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=18600
But you have to hike it before you can name it

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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
Odd that it doesn't appear to be named since it is one of the bigger canyons in the area. http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=10120
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How about Hurt Canyon? ;)
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Or die there and then they name it after you..mnlumberjack wrote:I have heard others just refer to it as "Hog Canyon West". I was unable to find a name for it, although I have plenty of suggestions following my last hike into the canyon.
http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=18600
But you have to hike it before you can name it

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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
This is the wild west! You have die there after robbing a bank/stagecoach and then be found hiding out there, and then get shot in a shoot out. ;)SuperstitionGuy wrote:Or die there and then they name it after you..mnlumberjack wrote:I have heard others just refer to it as "Hog Canyon West". I was unable to find a name for it, although I have plenty of suggestions following my last hike into the canyon.
http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=18600
But you have to hike it before you can name it
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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
Either that or find a boatload of gold back there and then die trying to pack it all out....And nobody finds the gold again....WilliamnWendi wrote:This is the wild west! You have die there after robbing a bank/stagecoach and then be found hiding out there, and then get shot in a shoot out.

And I vote for Blood Sucking Canyon....
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I met an oldtimer from AJ who told me it is has been historically known as Eagle Canyon. I have been unable to confirm this but sounds good to me. Why don't you write it up mnlumberjack.
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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
Haven't heard of that one, guess I'll do a little more checking to see if the name gets a response. Thanks for the infoAZLOT69 wrote:I met an oldtimer from AJ who told me it is has been historically known as Eagle Canyon.

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Re: Canyon Name please superstitions
As a followup to the canyon-with-no-name, I posed the question to Author and Superstition Mtn Historian, Tom Kollenborn.
His Reply:
Jack, I haven't heard any reference to Eagle Canyon, but that doesn't mean anything because their are a lot of contemporary local names today. These names originate with each new generation that moves into the area. Some of the old name I have for canyons along the western facade of Superstition Mountain are Siphon Draw, No-Name, Monument, Flat Iron, Hog, Kings, Apache Springs, Hieroglyphic, Quicksilver, Dromendary, Nations, Adams, Carney Springs, and Peralta Canyons. I hope this helps you and doesn't confuse the issue more. All place names are subject to change and further confusion. Take care, TK
If this is a sequential listing from Siphon Draw to Peralta, the canyon would be "Flat Iron". There's a lot of canyons along that ridge.
His Reply:
Jack, I haven't heard any reference to Eagle Canyon, but that doesn't mean anything because their are a lot of contemporary local names today. These names originate with each new generation that moves into the area. Some of the old name I have for canyons along the western facade of Superstition Mountain are Siphon Draw, No-Name, Monument, Flat Iron, Hog, Kings, Apache Springs, Hieroglyphic, Quicksilver, Dromendary, Nations, Adams, Carney Springs, and Peralta Canyons. I hope this helps you and doesn't confuse the issue more. All place names are subject to change and further confusion. Take care, TK
If this is a sequential listing from Siphon Draw to Peralta, the canyon would be "Flat Iron". There's a lot of canyons along that ridge.
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Awesome info thanks
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That is so much great info!
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