Hermit Canyon

Coordinates: 36°04′05″N 112°12′50″W / 36.0680381°N 112.2137828°W / 36.0680381; -112.2137828
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Hermit Canyon
Hermit Canyon
(Pima Point-(bottom-left), (forested)-Eremita Mesa-(center))
(Eremita Mesa, Spanish for “Hermit Mesa”)
Hermit_Canyon is located in Arizona
Hermit_Canyon
Hermit_Canyon
Location in the state of Arizona
Floor elevation4,928 ft (1,502 m)[1]
Length~6.0 mi southwest-northeast
Width~4.0 mi
Geography
Location(west)-Grand Canyon, (northern)-Arizona, United States
Borders onEremita Mesa-(west)
South Rim (Pima Point)-(east)
Coordinates36°04′05″N 112°12′50″W / 36.0680381°N 112.2137828°W / 36.0680381; -112.2137828[2]
Topo mapGrand Canyon, USGS
Rivers1_Hermit Creek
2_Dripping Springs tributary-(southwest)
3_Horsethief Tank tributary-(south and southeast)

Hermit Canyon is a north-trending

Grand Canyon Village, and the South Rim at Pima Point trends southward, as the start of Western Grand Canyon
; it also marks the terminus of the West Rim Road.

Hermit Canyon contains the Hermit Basin at its southern end, with Dripping Springs (and Dripping Springs Trail to the west). The Hermit Trail traverses the east flank of Hermit Canyon down to the Colorado River, where it intersects the Tonto Trail at Cope Butte. At the end of Hermit Creek, and Canyon, the Hermit Rapids interrupt the flow of the Colorado River. Historic Hermit Camp was located at the end of the Hermit Trail, near the Colorado River.

Hermit Basin, postcard (c 1908)
Waldron Trail
to Horsethief Tank, on South Rim.
Fossil trackways, public display on Hermit Trail

Gallery

  • Hermit Camp buildings at the prominence base, region of Granite Gorge, at terminus of Hermit Canyon
    Hermit Camp buildings at the prominence base, region of Granite Gorge, at terminus of Hermit Canyon
  • (Upper)-Hermit Canyon, Hermit Basin, Waldron Trail to Horsethief Tank, on South Rim.
    (Upper)-Hermit Canyon, Hermit Basin,
    Waldron Trail
    to Horsethief Tank, on South Rim.
  • Hermit Rapids, viewed upstream over Whites Butte
    Hermit Rapids, viewed upstream over Whites Butte

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