Doubtful Canyon

Doubtful Canyon was the name of two canyons in the Peloncillo Mountains, once considered in the 19th century as one canyon that served as the pass through those mountains.

Doubtful Canyon
Doubtful Canyon
Doubtful Canyon in Arizona, New Mexico
Length9.2 mi (14.8 km) E-W
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona, New Mexico
RegionPeloncillo Mountains
County
Coordinates32°21′05″N 109°05′14″W

Today the canyon bearing the name Doubtful Canyon, is mostly in Cochise County, Arizona, near the New Mexico border. It descends to the east into the Animas Valley past Steins Peak it is in Hidalgo County, New Mexico.

Doubtful Canyon has a tributary, Little Doubtful Canyon that joins it just east of the Arizona New Mexico border. The western canyon is now called West Doubtful Canyon and it descends into the San Simon Valley, in Cochise County, Arizona.

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