This canyon turned out to be one of my most colorful pictures of our trip. We were coming west bound from canyon de chelly on 264. I read about this in a tour book i had bought and thought it would be worth a look.
Boy was i glad i took the time check it out. First off as listed...
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Coal Mine Canyon
Az Hwy 264, 15 miles south-east of Tuba City, Tuba City, AZ
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Worth the effort to find and soak in. Majestic. Not sure which side of the Navajo/Hopi rez line this fell into but maybe someday it'll be more open. Saw write ups on it in Arizona Highways. Use caution though...ground is loose in many places or overhung near the edges.
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The only thing I would add is that it is slightly more than 16 or 17 miles from Tuba City. Really slow down when you see the windmill.
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The area is not easy to find, but worth the effort, This site helps http://www.summitpost.org/coal-mine-canyon/622014 The most colorful canyon in the area. Free but you need to do a bit of research to find it.
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If traveling nearby to Tuba City or traveling between the Hopi reservation and Tuba City, then this a must stop place to have lunch or even watch a sunrise. It is a very colorful canyon that is rarely visited. There are beautiful layers of rock interspersed with layers of black coal. The contrasts are amazing. Looking to the east it...
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I first heard about this little jewel from a Arizona Calender. One of the months showed a picture similar to the first of the attached. Last year I added the location to my trip through the western US.
Coal Mine Canyon lies on Navajo land about 15 miles south-east of Tuba City along route 264.
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