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Hazard AZ Class II

Cliffhanger

American Whitewater 33.6701, -110.7800

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Gauge Conditions

Salt River near Chrysotile, AZ Upstream Primary

Runnable: 800.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Cliffhanger

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Cliffhanger is an easy shoal with a huge rock in the main flow. The eddy on river left near the big boulder is very difficult to escape in a raft.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.

Other Rapids on This Run (20)

Apache Falls

First Campground Access Point

Bump and Grind Rapid

Maytag

Grumman Rapid

Second Campground River Access

Exhibition Rapid

Exhibition Rapid

Cibecue Creek Access

Three Way Rapid

Raft Ripper Rapid

Mescal Falls

Mescal River Access

Hoodoo River Access

Ledges Rapid

Type

Hazard

Difficulty

Class II

Mile Marker

34.8 mi

Directions

02. US 60 to Hwy 288 above Roosevelt Reservoir

Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater