Near Black Canyon Route
From the trailhead looking up the canyon
Near Black Canyon Route
Some of the homes that were occupied
Near Black Canyon Route
Looking up at one of the side ridges, we figured the rich lived up there
Near Black Canyon Route
Found this at the top of the canyon, did a little research and found no information on it but if it was a mine they took all the tailings

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Black Canyon Route

4.0 (1 Rating)
A short unmarked route through an old Indian village.
1
mi
Distance
444
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
CaveFamily FriendlyLess Crowded
Access Issues
Take only pictures leave nothing but footprints as this is a archaeological area. Expect snow in the winter which would add about 5.0 miles of snowshoeing.

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
1.03mi
Distance
444ft
Elevation Gain
0ft
Elevation Loss
15%
Max Grade
5,570ft
High Point
5,127ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This is a historical area on BLM land without an outlined trail. It's outlined in Sheldon Bluestein's Hiking Trails of Southern Idaho (1981). Most of the trails in this book do no exist anymore but provide some excellent places to explore as they are or were all located in remote desert BLM lands. This route starts from a well-graded dirt road just east of Howe, it quickly goes to a singletrack and fades by the end of the canyon. But, you won't notice or care much because the canyon walls on either side are full of small caves. Some of the caves are easy to reach and are full of old smoke rings that are remnants to a time when they were occupied long ago. Exploring all of them will take most of a day.The route is easy but there isn't a lot of shade, so it's best to do this in the spring or fall.

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Contributors
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