Canyoneering Route Description

Charon Canyon - 3A IV
Death Valley National Park, California.

Quick Facts

11-06-10, 8 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 11.75 hours) Pictures Icon

Time Required - 9 to 12 hours
Distance - 4.1 miles Total, 1.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 17 Rappels, Longest Rappel 145 feet.
Elevation Range - -265 feet below sea - 2920 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to145 feet and 80 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.

General Comments

ATTENTION!!
Death Valley is considering a new permit system in response to the impact of the growing popularity of Canyoneering.
Lets continue to show the park just how respectful we can be to our environment.

Specific issues the park is concerned about:
1. Anchors: Bolting is Illegal in Death Valley National Park! Do Not Add Bolts. Natural anchor options are abundant.
Recent illegal bolts have popped up in Helios and Rainbow Canyons.
2. Poop: Dig a cathole at least 6 inches deep and 200 yards from any water source or campsite. Pack out all toilet paper.
3. Collecting fire wood is illegal, just don't do it!

Other basics:
Avoid walking in water when possible (Willow Canyon, etc). Hike on durable surfaces and previously worn paths (avoid trampling vegetation or fragile soil crusts). Pack out all trash including organic material (including seed shells, apple cores, orange peels, etc). More info can be found here: http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm

Lets keep this wonderful resource pristine so that we may continue to enjoy the canyons with limited regulations!

Charon Canyon is an enjoyable route with great views down to the floor of Death Valley like other canyons in this area.  

The approach up to Charon Canyon starts up from the alluvial fan of Styx Canyon and follows the ridge on the south side of Styx.  The route up looks intimidating from the bottom but is not a difficult to follow route.  It is steep so you will work for it but route finding is pretty easy after you start up.  Finding the start up can be a bit tricky since it all looks difficult looking at it from the bottom.  

From the drop in point near the head of Charon Canyon it has a mostly narrow feel until rap 7.  After rap 7 the canyon takes on a more wide feel offering views down to the Death Valley floor in the distance.  At rap 12 the canyon begins to narrow up again until it dumps you out on the alluvial fan.  Each of these segments has its own character.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

From the junction of highways 178 (Bad Water Road) and 190, drive south on highway 178 about 16.5 miles to Bad Water.  From Bad Water continue south on highway 178 another 5.0 miles.  There is no particular spot to park, just pull over to the side of the road where it looks like it would be safe to leave your vehicle (pkCharonBt).  This spot is on the Badwater Road a little north of the bottom exit of Charon Canyon.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

No shuttle vehicle needed.  This is done as a loop route.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

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Details

The Approach:
From where you parked the vehicle (pkCharonBt) walk north along Badwater Raod toward the alluvial fan for Styx Canyon.  About 0.3 miles from the car, the road will start to turn left (northwest).  When the road starts to turn continue north off the road and across the alluvial fan for Styx Canyon following along the bottom of the mountain on the right (east).  

Continue east along the base of the mountain for about 0.5 miles after leaving the car.  About 400 feet before reaching the mouth of Styx Canyon is where you will turn to start up the mountain side (wCharonRP-01).  

The spot where you start up out of the alluvial and begin to climb the side of the mountain is not obvious.  Every bit of this section looks intimidating and appears to be a bad idea as you look up from the bottom.  Contrary to how it looks from the bottom, the route up is surprisingly straight forward and easy to follow.  However the route up is very steep so be prepared to work for it.  

Since the start up spot is not obvious, a better description other than 400 feet from the mouth of Styx is in order.  Walking over to the start up spot you will likely pass it and walk all the way over to the mouth of Styx.  When you discover you have went too far, walk back south along the mountain side.  About 300 feet from the mouth of Styx look for vertical sections along the base of the mountain that look like vertical dirt walls about 20 feet high or so.  At the southern end of these (about 400 feet from the mouth of Styx) will be a shallow, almost un-noticed gully running down the side of the mountain.  The gully is very shallow and will not stand out unless you are looking for it.  Your route up will begin by starting up into the gully.  

As you start up the from the alluvial fan travel seems to be a bit easier slightly right (south) of the shallow gully you started up.  As you get a little higher you will start to notice a wall on your left (north).  The top of that wall is the crest of the ridge running up along the south side of Styx Canyon which you will soon be following.  

About 0.2 miles up from the alluvial fan, the wall on your left will start to taper off allowing you more of a view to the north.  As this wall tapers off work left (north) and get up onto the crest of the ridge (wCharonRP-02).  

Continue eastish along the crest of the ridge with Styx Canyon on the left (north).  About 700 more feet up the ridge will be a section where travel involves scrambling rather than steep walking.  You will need to use your hands and scramble up and over sections of rock.  About 100 feet along this section you will cross over a short knife edge feature (wCharonRP-03) with a good view down to the floor of Styx Canyon on your left (north).  After the knife edge is about 100 more feet of scrambling up along rock features before being able to walk again.    

About 0.25 miles up from the knife edge the route levels off for a short distance and provides a break from the steep climb (wCharonRP-04).  From here you can see the color of the ridge further up is reddish in color.  

About 0.25 more miles up the ridge is where it turns from the standard dirt color you have been on to a reddish color (wCharonRP-05).  As it turns red the ridge begins to get a little steeper again.  

About 750 feet after stating up the reddish portion of the ridge will be the top of a point along the ridge (wCharonRP-06).  From this point the ridge turns from reddish to a mix of red and black.  From here you start to get a good view of the top of Charon Canyon.

About another 1000 feet is a saddle to cross over along the ridge (wCharonRP-07).  There has been a pretty easy to follow trial for this last part up the ridge.  As you cross over this saddle the trail fades away.  There are steep drainages dropping off into Charon here.  Rather than drop into one of these continue across the saddle and continue up the ridge.   

After crossing over the saddle you will need to go up the other side to continue up the ridge.  Getting up the other side of the saddle involves a little scrambling.   

About 500 feet after leaving the saddle, you will scramble up and get a good view down to the drop in point for Charon Canyon.  Look for a smooth gentle sloped wash leading down to all the rugged portions of Charon you have been seeing.  The goal is to drop down into the smooth wash just at the top of the rugged portion of the canyon.  

Keep your eye out for a large cairn marking the top of a ramp leading down to the wash at the head of Charon (wCharonRP-08).  If you miss the cairn just find a way to climb down into the gentle wash below.   If you find the cairn (which will be below you so look down to look for it) walk over to it to find a gently sloped ramp leading down.  

When you make it down to the wash at the top of the rugged portion you are at the drop in point marked as the head of Charon Canyon (yCharonTp).  This is not the actual head of Charon.  The actual head is about 0.4 miles east with little to offer for excitement except some walking in an open wash.

The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
From the drop in point (elevation of approximately 2900 feet) at the head of Charon Canyon (yCharonTp) drop down a series of 3 down climbs then a short walk and a couple more down climbs before reaching rap 1.  A couple of the down climbs may require partner assists depending on the skill level of the group.  The last down climb of two 8 foot stages will drop you right to the top of rap 1.  

Rap 1 (dCharonR1-2) is about 250 feet down canyon of the drop in.  Rap 1 is anchored RDC from a pinch point between boulders about 15 feet back from the rap and above head height.  You will need to climb up and around RDC to get up to the anchor.  Rap 1 drops about 40 feet down a vertical wall.  

At the bottom of rap 1 is a narrow section with a down climb of 8 to 10 feet that some will want assistance with.  

Rap 2 (dCharonR2) is about 100 down canyon of rap 1.  Rap 2 is anchored from a rock horn LDC at the top of the drop and drops about 80 feet down a vertical wall with a fair amount of loose rock.  At the bottom of rap 2 the canyon walls are wider apart again.  

Rap 3 (dCharonR3) is about 150 feet down canyon of rap 2.  Rap 3 is anchored from a cairn style anchor and drops a total of about 95 feet over 2 stages.  It feels like a natural place to get off rappel at the bottom of stage 1.  Keep in mind you need to drop down 2 stages.  If you do pull your ropes after getting off at the bottom of stage 1 you can down climb up and over LDC to bypass the second stage.  The down climb is pretty simple and almost stair like.  However it looks worse than it is and the exposure will make most people decide to just rap on over the second stage.  

At the bottom of rap 3 is a couple of down climbs of about 8 feet each then an easy walk down to rap 4.  

Rap 4 (dCharonR4) is a little over 200 feet down canyon of rap 3 with a couple easy down climbs and some easy wash walking between.  Rap 4 is anchored from a cairn anchor about 25 feet back from the top of the drop and drops down a slightly sloped wall about 20 feet.  Rap 4 can be down climbed by skilled down climbers by staying LDC where it is more featured.  Take care not to twist the ropes on rap 4 or there may be difficulty on the rope pull since the anchor is so far back.  

Down canyon of rap 4 is a long section of wash walking intermixed with some quick easy down climbs.  

Rap 5 (dCharonR5) is about 0.25 miles down canyon of rap 4.  Rap 5 is anchored from a rock horn LDC and drops about 65 feet down a vertical wall with lots of loose rock.  

About 80 feet down canyon of rap 5 is a down climb of about 10 feet over a couple boulders.  If some in your group wish to rap the drop they can be provided a meat anchor or use a rock embedded in the wash about 20 feet back as a temporary anchor.  The stronger down climbers can provide the meat anchor and climb down last.  The drop best route down is RDC in a small crack between the canyon wall and the first boulder.  

After another short down climb and a short walk down canyon leads to the top of rap 6.  

Rap 6 (dCharonR6) is about 150 feet down canyon of rap 5.  Rap 6 is anchored LDC from a rock embedded in the wash about 30 feet back from the top of the drop.  Rap 6 drops about 20 feet.  

After rap 6 is a short easy wash walk of about xx feet to a few short easy down climbs to the top of a large drop in a narrow section of the canyon.  When down climbing down to this big drop take care to look at what you are stepping on.  As you approach the drop you may start to notice you are walking on a false floor created from fallen rock wedged between the canyon walls.  

Rap 7 (dCharonR7) is about 100 feet down canyon of rap 6.  The top of rap 7 is a false floor so be careful what you are stepping on.  Down climb over and around a few boulders, to get to the top of the drop.  Rap 7 is anchored from a large rock about 10 feet back from the drop and drops about 100 feet.  Rap 7 is an incredible view looking down with your feet on the wall most if not all of the way down, but because of the geometry of it you feel like it may be a big free hanging rap.  While on rap 7 and when at the bottom take a moment to look up at the false floor you were standing on moments earlier.  It is a little eerie to think about.  If providing a belay from the bottom, try to stay tucked way off to the LDC side to stay out of the way of falling rock that will be knocked loose.  

Rap 7 is at an elevation of approximately 2080 feet.  

Note:
Rap 7 drops almost exactly 100 feet.  If you are using a single 200 foot rope it is a good idea to send the first person down with more than enough rope then equalize the rope while the person below communicates what is needed.  If your ropes are a little short or a lot of gravel gets washed out at the bottom of the rap you may need to use a second rope here.  Keep rope stretch in mind when judging this rap.  

Down canyon of rap 7 is a long wide open wash walk with a multiple easy scrambling down climbs along the way.  The canyon keeps its more wide feel for quite a ways down canyon over the next few rappels.  

About 650 feet down canyon of rap 7 is a debris field of huge boulders (wCharonRP-09) fallen in the wash.  You will need to down climb over and around some of these.  Part way through the boulder field you will come to a drop that looks like it needs to be rappelled.  When you get to this drop, scramble up and over way over toward the LDC side of the canyon to find a couple easier ways to get down.   

After the boulder field continue down the wash about 750 more feet to the top of rap 8.  

Rap 8 (dCharonR8) is anchored LDC from a large rock up on a ledge about 12 feet up.  The rock is on a sloped section of the ledge and looks like repelling on it will pull it right over the drop with you.  However the rock is quite large and is not going to move at all.  Rap 8 drops about 40 feet down a slightly slopped wall.  

Rap 9 (dCharonR9) is about 200 feet down canyon of rap 8 with easy wash walking and a few easy scrambling down climbs between.  Anchored from a rock horn and drops about 35 feet.  

A little over 100 feet down canyon of rap 9 are some drops in the wash that are easily bypassed by traversing along the sloped LDC side of the canyon.  Traverse about 150 feet down canyon and scramble down to the top of rap 10.  

Rap 10 (dCharonR10) is about 250 down canyon of rap 9.  Rap is anchored from a cairn anchor about 15 feet back from the drop and drops about 115 feet down a rough vertical wall and a couple short sections of free hang.  From the top of Rap 10 there are great views of the wide open spaces of Death Valley out in the distance.  

Down canyon of rap 10 is more easy wash walking with a few easy scrambling down climbs.  

Rap 11 (dCharonR11) is about 650 feet down canyon of rap 10.  Rap 11 is anchored from one of many rocks in the wash RDC at the top of the drop.  Rap 11 drops about 85 feet and has a lot of jagged rock near the top.  Pay close attention to the fall line while on Rap 11.  Try to follow gravity down and not your natural urge to follow the contours of the rock.  Following gravity straight down here will keep you from dragging your rope across the jagged stuff at the top of the rap ad damaging the rope.  

Down canyon of rap 11 is a short wash walk then a long series of easy down climbs one right after the other for about 500 feet.  The down climbs are all easy but are continuous as you drop down through a boulder field.  After the 500 feet of easy down climbs you are again greeted with some easy wash walking for about 600 feet with a few easy scrambling down climbs mixed in.  

Just before reaching rap 12 you will find a series of 4 short pour offs of about 8 or 10 feet each leading down to rap 12.  These pour offs are in a more grey colored rock and are where the canyon begins to get narrow again.  

Rap 12 (dCharonR12) is about 0.2 miles down canyon of rap 11.  Rap 12 is anchored from a cairn style anchor and drops about 100 feet.  The start of Rap 12 is down a gentle slope which quickly rolls off to go vertical.  From the top rap 12 looks like it might be higher than 100 feet as it drops down into a narrow section of the canyon.  Stay clear when waiting at the bottom of rap 12.  There are sections of the wall that look solid but break off rather easily when a rappeller kicks them.  

Down canyon of rap 12 are a couple easy down climbs before reaching rap 13.  

Rap 13 (dCharonR13-14) is a little over 200 feet down canyon of rap 12.  Rap 13 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 145 feet over 3 stages of pour offs.  

Rap 14 is about 50 feet down canyon of rap 13.  Rap 14 is anchored RDC from a cairn anchor and drops about 50 feet.  

Just after rap 14 is a down climb of about 12 feet which most will want some assistance with.  Taller people will have an easier time reaching the sides on this down climb.  

Next is a long section of easy wash walking with some easy down climbs of 4 to 6 feet each.  As you walk this section of the canyon you start to get the impression you are almost ready to see it widen out onto the alluvial fan.  Hold on you still have a little more to go before you get spit out by Charon.  

Rap 15 (dCharonR15) is about 0.2 miles down canyon of rap 14.  Rap 15 is anchored RDC from an arch about 15 feet back from the drop that you will need to scramble up to get to it.  Rap 15 drops about 40 feet.  

Rap 16 (dCharonR16) is about 100 feet down canyon of rap 15.  Rap 16 is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 40 feet over 2 stages.  

Just after rap 16 are a couple of down climbs of about 6 to 8 feet each.  After the 2 down climbs is a third down climb that may be a bit difficult for some people.  This third down climb is about 8 to 10 feet and starts down a tight spot where you will likely need to take a pack off.  After the third down climb is a short walk to the top of rap 17.  

Rap 17 (dCharonR17) is about 80 feet down canyon of rap 16.   Anchored LDC from one of the boulders in a pile of rock debris.  Rap 17 drops about 30 feet over the boulders to the wash below.  

About 150 feet after rap 17 with an 8 foot easy down climb along the way, Charon will end and open up onto the alluvial fan (yCharonBt).  The canyon opens up to the alluvial fan at an elevation of about 120 feet below sea level.

The Exit:
When the canyon ends at the alluvial fan (yCharonBt) walk north west across the alluvial fan toward Bad Water Road.  The car will be parked about 0.3 miles from the mouth of the canyon (pkCharonBt).

GPS Waypoint Information

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Waypoint naming convention and map symbol information can be found on the Glossary page.  Elevations are approximate.
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Charon 1 - Drive to Trailhead
  1. extBadWatr-190          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.44835   W -116.85247        Elev: 10 Feet
    Junction of highway 190 and Badwater Road (178).
  2. extDesoltnCyn          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.39642   W -116.84753        Elev: -186 Feet
    Exit for the road to Desolation Canyon.
  3. extDevilsGolf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.29845   W -116.81171        Elev: -200 Feet
    Turn off for the Devil's Golf Course. Park here to leave an exit vehicle when doing Brimstone Canyon.
  4. extNatBridge          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.27404   W -116.79292        Elev: -241 Feet
    Exit for the road to the Natural Bridge trailhead.
  5. sBadWater282          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.23001   W -116.76791        Elev: -282 Feet
    Sign at Bad Water Stating 282 feet below sea level
  6. pkCharonBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17270   W -116.76439        Elev: -265 Feet
    Park for exit of Charon Canyon.
Charon 2 - Approach
  1. pkCharonBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17270   W -116.76439        Elev: -265 Feet
    Park for exit of Charon Canyon.
  2. wCharonRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.18337   W -116.76124        Elev: -60 Feet
    This is where you turn to start walking up the mountain side up from the Styx Canyon Alluvial Fan to start up toward the top of Charon Canyon.
  3. wCharonRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.18173   W -116.75692        Elev: NaN Feet
    Up on the crest of the ridge after a wall tapered off allowing acess to the crest of the ridge.
  4. wCharonRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.18029   W -116.75521        Elev: NaN Feet
    Middle of a knife edge feature along the ridge along a section where travel involves scrambling rather than steep walking.
  5. wCharonRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17787   W -116.75247        Elev: 2,025 Feet
    Climb up levels off for a short period.
  6. wCharonRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17818   W -116.74865        Elev: NaN Feet
    Ridge changes to a reddish color and begins to get a little steeper again.
  7. wCharonRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17745   W -116.74667        Elev: 2,630 Feet
    Top out on a peak along the ridge. From here the ridge turns from a reddish color to a mix of red and black. Charon Canyon is seen to the right (south).
  8. wCharonRP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17685   W -116.74331        Elev: NaN Feet
    Crossing over a saddle along the ridge shortly before dropping into Charon. Leading to here has been a pretty easy to follow trail. Continuing over this saddle the trail fades away.
  9. wCharonRP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17624   W -116.74188        Elev: NaN Feet
    Look for a cairn here to mark a ramp down into Charon. you will be above the cairn so look down as you are working over to the head of Charon.
  10. yCharonTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17603   W -116.74172        Elev: 2,910 Feet
    Top entry for Charon Canyon. Not the true head of Charon. The true head is about 0.4 miles east with nothing exciting between here and there.
Charon 3 - The Canyon and Exit
  1. yCharonTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17603   W -116.74172        Elev: 2,910 Feet
    Top entry for Charon Canyon. Not the true head of Charon. The true head is about 0.4 miles east with nothing exciting between here and there.
  2. dCharonR1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17586   W -116.74257        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 1 - Charon Canyon. Anchored RDC from a pinch point between rocks about 15 feet over head and drops about 40 feet.
  3. dCharonR2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17579   W -116.74298        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 2 - Charon Canyon. Anchored LDC from rock horn and drops about 80 feet down vertical wall with loose rock.
  4. dCharonR3          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17597   W -116.74341        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 3 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 95 feet over 2 stages. The second stage can be bypassed by down climbing LDC but is exposed.
  5. dCharonR4          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17601   W -116.74415        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 4 - Charon Canyon. Anchored froma cairn anchor about 25 feet back from the drop and drops about 20 feet down a slightly sloped wall. Rap 4 can be down climbed by skilled down climbers.
  6. dCharonR5          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17498   W -116.74783        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 5 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a rock horn LDC and drops about 65 feet down a slightly sloped wall with lots of loose rock.
  7. dCharonR6          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17476   W -116.74827        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 6 - Charon Canyon. Anchored LDC from rom rock embedded in wash about 30 feet back and drops about 20 feet.
  8. dCharonR7          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17461   W -116.74857        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 7 - Charon Canyon. Anchored froma large rock near the top of the drop and drops about 100 feet. The top of Rap 7 is on a false floor so be careful where you step.
  9. wCharonRP-09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17337   W -116.75016        Elev: 1,800 Feet
    Rock fall debris of huge boulders in the middle of the wash.
  10. dCharonR8          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17222   W -116.75197        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 8 - Charon Canyon. Anchored LDC from large rock up on ledge and drops about 40 feet down slightly sloped wall.
  11. dCharonR9          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17195   W -116.75250        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 9 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a rock horn and drops about 35 feet.
  12. dCharonR10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17147   W -116.75313        Elev: 1,180 Feet
    Rap 10 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a cairn anchor about 15 feet back from the drop and drops about 115 feet down a rough vertical wall and a couple short spots of free hang.
  13. dCharonR11          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17000   W -116.75436        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 11 - Charon. Anchored from one of many rocks at the top of the rap and drops about 85 feet. Be careful not to damage your rope on teh jagged rock at the top of the rappel.
  14. dCharonR12          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16873   W -116.75734        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 12 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 100 feet but looks maybe bigger from the top as it drops into a narrow section of the canyon.
  15. dCharonR13-14          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16894   W -116.75805        Elev: NaN Feet
    Raps 13 thru 14 - Charon Canyon. Rap 13 anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 145 feet over 3 stages. Rap 14 is about 50 feet down canyon of rap 13, is anchored from a cairn anchor and drops about 50 feet.
  16. dCharonR15          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16942   W -116.76209        Elev: 30 Feet
    Raps 15 - Charon Canyon. Anchored RDC from a small arch about 15 feet back from the drop and drops about 40 feet.
  17. dCharonR16          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16923   W -116.76240        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 16 - Charon Canyon. Anchored from a carin anchor and drops about 40 feet over 2 stages.
  18. dCharonR17          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16903   W -116.76257        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 17 - Charon Canyon. Anchored LDC from a boulder and drops about 30 feet over the boulders to the wash below.
  19. yCharonBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.16896   W -116.76317        Elev: -120 Feet
    Bottom Exit of Charon Canyon.
  20. pkCharonBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 36.17270   W -116.76439        Elev: -265 Feet
    Park for exit of Charon Canyon.

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