Urique Canyon

Urique River and the town of Urique below
Urique River and the town of Urique below

 Urique Canyon is the deepest canyon in the Sierra Tarahumara at 1,879 meters (6,200 feet). The best place to enjoy a view of the canyon is near Cerocahui.  The view point called "Mirador de la Mesa de Arturo" and the Cerro del Gallego peak are outstanding for their panoramic views and horizons full of ravines and blue skies. You'll see the Urique River and the town of Urique below.

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Map of Urique Canyon

The ridge above the Urique Canyon. Every turn of the trail reveals amazing panoramas and dizzying, eagle-eye views of the canyon bottom thousands of feet below.

Photograph by Carl Franz. This panorama was digitally "stitched" together from a sequence of five frames.
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