Cañon del Muerto (Sierra County, New Mexico)

Cañon del Muerto is a canyon, in Sierra County, New Mexico.

The mouth of the Cañon del Muerto, was originally considered to flow into the Rio Grande. Its lower reach was later renamed McRae Canyon, with Cañon del Muerto having its mouth at its confluence with McRae Canyon at 33°11′21″N 107°07′32″W / 33.18917°N 107.12556°W / 33.18917; -107.12556 at an elevation of 4,460 feet (1,360 meters), below an unnamed arroyo flowing from the east, at an elevation of 4,573 feet (1,394 meters). Cañon del Muerto's source is at an elevation of 4,770 feet (1,450 meters) at 33°08′39″N 107°07′10″W / 33.14417°N 107.11944°W / 33.14417; -107.11944.

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