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{{Short description|Landform in Yavapai County, Arizona}}
{{about|the canyon in Yavapai County|other canyons with the same name|Sycamore Canyon (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Sycamore Canyon
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| photo_caption = Sycamore Canyon from Sycamore Point, south of [[Williams, Arizona]].
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| map_caption = Location of Sycamore Canyon, <br>northwest of [[Sedona, Arizona]].
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|03|06|N|111|57|33|W|type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite web|work=Geographic Names Information System|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=February 8, 1980|url={{Gnis3|45636}}|title = Sycamore Canyon|access-date =March 13, 2013}}</ref>
| location = [[Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]], <br />[[Arizona]], <br />United States
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| length = {{convert|21|mi|km}}
| width = {{convert|7|mi|km}}
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Davenport Hill, AZ
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| name =  Sycamore Canyon
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'''Sycamore Canyon''' is the second largest [[canyon]] in the [[Arizona]] redrock country, after [[Oak Creek Canyon]]. The {{convert|21|mi|adj=on}} long scenic canyon reaches a maximum width of about {{convert|7|mi}}. It is in [[North Central Arizona]] bordering and below the [[Mogollon Rim]], and is located west and northwest of [[Sedona]] in [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai]] and [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]] counties.
==Description==
Sycamore Creek, a tributary of the [[Verde River]], flows through the canyon. Sycamore Canyon enters the Verde River canyon {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} north-northwest of [[Clarkdale, Arizona|Clarkdale]].<ref name="gnis"/>
Located within three different [[List of U.S. National Forests|U.S. National Forests]], the [[Coconino National Forest|Coconino]], [[Kaibab National Forest|Kaibab]], and [[Prescott National Forest]]s, Sycamore Canyon is home to a variety of [[wildlife]] including [[American black bear|black bear]], [[deer]], and [[mountain lion]]. Unlike the nearby and more heavily visited Oak Creek Canyon, much of Sycamore Canyon is protected by the {{convert|56000|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]], located at {{coord|35.05|N|111.96|W|type:landmark_region:US-AZ|name=Sycamore Canyon Wilderness}}, and therefore roads and developed campgrounds are nonexistent. [[Hiking]] and [[horseback riding]] are the only ways to visit the canyon. The most popular access is via the Parsons Spring trail, upriver from [[Tuzigoot National Monument]]. A high-clearance vehicle is helpful to reach the trailhead.
Sycamore Canyon is one of the oldest designated [[Wilderness Areas]] in Arizona, originally being a Forest Service "Primitive Area" before the Wilderness Act of 1964.
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==Gallery==
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File:Sycamore Wilderness (4109374915).jpg|Lower Sycamore Canyon, near the trailhead
File:Sycamore Falls, AZ.jpg|Sycamore Falls
File:Sycamore Falls - 3 (21277634263).jpg|Columnar basalt in the lower canyon
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==See also==
{{Portal|Arizona}}
* [[Keyhole Sink]]
==Additional Reading==
* Paradise Forks Rock Climbing by David Bloom
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sycamore Canyon Wilderness}}
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/sycamore-canyon-wild.shtml Coconino National Forest: Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]
* [http://www.wildernet.com/pages/activity.cfm?actid=030502IO*53197hw&CU_ID=1 Sycamore Canyon in Pajarito Wilderness, southern Arizona]
[[Category:Canyons and gorges of Arizona]]
[[Category:Mogollon Rim]]
[[Category:Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Wilderness areas of Arizona]]
[[Category:Landforms of Yavapai County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Kaibab National Forest]]
[[Category:Coconino National Forest]]
[[Category:Prescott National Forest]]