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Chino Canyon (California)

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221: 20: 42:, United States. It is one of the steepest canyons in North America, dropping from over 8,500 feet (2,600 m) at the south rim to less than 2,700 feet (820 m) on the valley floor in less than a mile. The 46:
was built in the canyon in 1963 to quickly transport people from the valley floor to the top of the mountain. After it was redesigned in 2000, it became the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world.
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that peaks out at about 5.4 ft per second (0.15 m per second). The stream flows under the Aerial Tramway Valley Station and later dries up about 3.5 miles down the canyon.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chino Canyon
116: 96: 35: 18: 282: 236: 277:This article related to a river in California is a 62:. The upper reaches of the canyon are bordered by 50:The canyon is located in the northern end of the 58:. Its associated stream is a tributary of the 70:, and is being encroached by the outskirts of 302: 256: 8: 348:Riverside County, California geography stubs 309: 295: 263: 249: 333:Landforms of Riverside County, California 169:"Palm Springs Aerial Tramway - DesertUSA" 81:In 1942, Chino Canyon was the site of a 34:is a 5.5-mile-long (8.9 km) desert 160: 107:Chino Canyon is a desert canyon fed by 328:Rivers of Riverside County, California 66:, while the lower end terminates near 7: 274: 272: 217: 215: 27:, as observed from Palm Canyon Drive 14: 338:Canyons and gorges of California 219: 54:at the northwestern end of the 1: 343:Rivers of Southern California 91:United States Army Air Forces 281:. You can help Knowledge by 235:. You can help Knowledge by 229:Riverside County, California 68:California State Highway 111 64:Mount San Jacinto State Park 40:Riverside County, California 87:American Airlines Flight 28 44:Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 16:Desert canyon in California 369: 271: 214: 25:Palm Springs, California 353:California river stubs 231:-related article is a 140:33.86444°N 116.57111°W 28: 52:San Jacinto Mountains 22: 145:33.86444; -116.57111 136: /  111:. These produce a 103:Chino Canyon Creek 29: 290: 289: 244: 243: 83:mid-air collision 360: 311: 304: 297: 273: 265: 258: 251: 223: 216: 209: 204: 198: 197: 195: 194: 185:. Archived from 179: 173: 172: 165: 151: 150: 148: 147: 146: 141: 137: 134: 133: 132: 129: 60:Whitewater River 56:Coachella Valley 368: 367: 363: 362: 361: 359: 358: 357: 318: 317: 316: 315: 270: 269: 213: 212: 205: 201: 192: 190: 181: 180: 176: 167: 166: 162: 157: 144: 142: 138: 135: 130: 127: 125: 123: 122: 105: 17: 12: 11: 5: 366: 364: 356: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 320: 319: 314: 313: 306: 299: 291: 288: 287: 268: 267: 260: 253: 245: 242: 241: 224: 211: 210: 199: 174: 159: 158: 156: 153: 104: 101: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 365: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 325: 323: 312: 307: 305: 300: 298: 293: 292: 286: 284: 280: 275: 266: 261: 259: 254: 252: 247: 246: 240: 238: 234: 230: 225: 222: 218: 208: 203: 200: 189:on 2008-09-16 188: 184: 178: 175: 170: 164: 161: 154: 152: 149: 120: 118: 114: 110: 102: 100: 98: 95: 92: 88: 84: 79: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 48: 45: 41: 37: 33: 26: 23:Chino Canyon 21: 283:expanding it 276: 237:expanding it 226: 202: 191:. Retrieved 187:the original 177: 163: 121: 106: 80: 72:Palm Springs 49: 32:Chino Canyon 31: 30: 143: / 131:116°34′16″W 322:Categories 193:2008-08-24 128:33°51′52″N 76:California 113:waterfall 85:between 109:springs 117:stream 115:and a 97:bomber 89:and a 36:canyon 227:This 155:Notes 279:stub 233:stub 94:B-34 78:. 38:in 324:: 99:. 74:, 310:e 303:t 296:v 285:. 264:e 257:t 250:v 239:. 196:. 171:.

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Palm Springs, California
canyon
Riverside County, California
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
San Jacinto Mountains
Coachella Valley
Whitewater River
Mount San Jacinto State Park
California State Highway 111
Palm Springs
California
mid-air collision
American Airlines Flight 28
United States Army Air Forces
B-34
bomber
springs
waterfall
stream
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