El Cajón
verified
ACA 3C
Unknown flood risk
Agua Blanca de Iturbide, Hidalgo
A beautiful and deep crack in the ground with an exciting first rappel into the maw of the canyon. It's short but oh so sweet.
R1: 30m into a dark swirling pool. anchor off a large tree RDC. probably best to leave webbing here although it apparently get removed frequently. Pull can be difficult otherwise. Jump into a deep pool Downclimb around some boulders R2: 10m into a little grotto under an arch. swim out through a little arch into the main flow R3: 15 m, anchored off of a tree RDC. Get off on a ledge partway down. It
Logistics
| Manager | Private landowner (site operates as a small restaurant and access point); broader area is ejido and municipal land in the Otomi-Tepehua mountains. |
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| Permit | Land is privately owned. As of April 2021 the owner charged 100 MXN per person plus 30 MXN per car for parking. |
| Time | 1 hr-3 hr |
| Technical | 3 rappels, longest 30 meters |
| Coordinates | 20.378376390540584, -98.33483429852748 |
Sources
- permitType: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=El_Caj%C3%B3n&action=raw
- feeUsd: https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=MXN
- permit: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=El_Caj%C3%B3n&action=raw
- manager: https://ropewiki.com/index.php?title=El_Caj%C3%B3n&action=raw
- nearest town: inferred: coordinates fall within about 15km of this dataset's chiflon-integral and monroy records, both sourced to the Agua Blanca de Iturbide staging cluster.