Skeleton Canyon
Skeleton Canyon, called Cañon Bonita by the Mexicans, is located 30 miles northeast of the town of Douglas, Arizona, in the Peloncillo Mountains, which straddle the modern Arizona and New Mexico state line, in the New Mexico Bootheel region.
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,665 feet
- Description: landform located 30 miles (50 km) northeast of the town of Douglas, Arizona
- Also known as: “Cañon Bonita”
Skeleton Canyon
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.59417° or 31° 35′ 39″ north
Longitude
-109.06889° or 109° 4′ 8″ west
Elevation
4,665 feet (1,422 metres)
Open location code
853GHWVJ+MC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Skeleton Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skeleton Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Arizona, Cochise County)”
- Cebuano: “Skeleton Canyon”
- Dutch: “Skeleton Canyon”
- French: “Skeleton Canyon”
- Italian: “Skeleton Canyon”
- Russian: “Каньон скелетов”
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Places to explore: Apache and Upper Lovett Place.
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Highlights: South Fork Skeleton Canyon and Pony Canyon.
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