The Black Canyon of the Colorado is the canyon on the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was built. The canyon is located on the Colorado River at the state line between Nevada and Arizona . The western wall of the gorge is in the El Dorado Mountains , and the eastern wall is in the Black Mountains of Arizona . The canyon formed about 15 million years ago during the Miocene Basin and Range uplift. Black Canyon gets its name from the black volcanic rocks that are found throughout the area.
5-924: Black Canyon may refer to: Black Canyon of the Colorado , a canyon on the Colorado River Black Canyon City, Arizona , a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park , a United States National Park located in western Colorado Black Canyon of the Yellowstone , a canyon on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park Black Canyon Freeway ,
10-636: The Colorado Just south of the Hoover Dam on the Nevada side of the canyon is the Sauna Cave. This cave was drilled by miners working on Hoover Dam while it was being constructed. It is a deep cave with calcium carbonate crystals on the walls. At the end of the cave is a hot spring, which causes temperatures in the cave to reach 120 °F (49 °C ). One prominent canyon that splits from this canyon south of
15-598: The Hoover Dam is Boy Scout Canyon. Boy Scout Canyon has water running through it that is warmed from a geothermal source. On the Arizona side of the river, there are several large hot springs that can be found by taking a trail north from a larger bay about 4 to 5 miles (6.4 to 8.0 km) south of the Hoover Dam. The Colorado River traveling through the Black Canyon is designated as the Black Canyon Water Trail,
20-702: The portion of Interstate 17 in Phoenix, Arizona Black Canyon (Fraser Canyon) or Big Canyon, a stretch of the Fraser Canyon near Boston Bar, British Columbia Black Canyon (Thompson River) , a stretch of the Thompson River near Ashcroft, British Columbia Black Star Canyon , a remote mountain canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
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