“the white palace”
Plaza Blanca in Spanish, Georgia O'Keeffes The White Place is a magical, mystical place in Abiquiu..with a significant slot canyon! It is right around the bend from us here at Vista de Pedernal, in fact..we can see The White Place from our mesa. Be sure to gear up for Dougs hikes. Many scenes in films have been shot here, like Cowboys and Aliens!name- Plaza Blanca Canyon depth of slot portion- up to 100 feet length of slot canyon portion- one/third mile elevation- 6400’ at the top down to 6200’ at the bottom GPS coordinates- ±36°14.327’N 106°18.559’W flow- some spring waters flow season to visit- drier months of the year, like May, June, September, October and November… NEVER ENTER ANY SLOT CANYON WHEN HEAVY RAIN IS IN THE FORCAST…!!! accommodations- at nearby Abiquiu access- is from Dar la Islam Road… see the map below nearest town- Abiquiu is about 2 miles south of here fun fact- nice and fairly easy scramble/hike
Beautiful stop. The hoodoos protecting this box canyon are awesome. It's gated, called and left info, they responded right away with the code for the gate. The mosque was simply ok, the rocks are the thing to see. Plan a mile or so easy hiking.
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