Chevelon Canyon is a rugged, rough and tumble canyon that empties into the Winslow area. This serpentine canyon was named for a famed trapper of the wild west, but has been home to over twenty different native tribes over the last 5000 years.... There are over 4000 documented petroglyphs spread out across the length of the canyon, and Rock Art Ranch is famed for being one of the largest concentrations of ancient art in the southwest.
Chevelon Canyon holds several different types of stone, but it is the varnished sandstone in the lower canyon, and the bullet hard limestone in the upper portions which hold the climbing to date. Though there are old school trad pitches on the soaring sandstone walls, any info to these, or any more modern endeavors remains elusive. As far as the limestone goes there is miles of it, it is often bullet hard, sharp as hell, and holds often just enough features to produce very high quality, difficult pitches.
Getting There
This canyon runs from Winslow on the North, to Chevelon Canyon Lake in the South. Hwy 99 is your ticket to Chevelon exploration.
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