Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Superior, AZ

This canyon and surrounding country are an incredible mix of chaparral, Sonoran Desert, and madrean influenced vegetation enhanced by stunning rock formations and rare perennial creeks.

Sadly this wonderland, popular with rock climbers, birders, and campers is under threat of total decimation by a foreign mining company with a bad track record, Rio Tinto. See more about this threat at the AZ Mining Reform Coalition website. Also see more about Gaan Canyon flora and fauna (PDF).

Photographer

Sky Jacobs

Gallery Date

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 12:00

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon) riparian vegetation, sycamore tree

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Rancho Rio Creek

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Large Arizona Hedghog (Echinocereus triglochidiat

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon) riparian vegetation

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Sycamore and rock formations

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Very small cattle exclosure with grass

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Amazing rock formations

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Exploratory mine shaft drilling by Rio Tinto surro

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Arctostaphylos pungens, flowering

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Rhus ovata

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Quercus turbinella

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Pinus monophylla

Gaan Canyon (Devil's Canyon), Quercus arizonica

Wildland Threats

Mining

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Gaan Canyon

Vegetation Community

Chaparral

Riparian Gallery Forest

Sonoran Desert - AZ Uplands

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