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The end of upper Monarch Canyon overlooks Death Valley below

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mc1-000006-canyon-end.jpg Once beyond the bushwhacking zone, I note that some of the brush looks greener than the restThumbnailsLooking down the 100-foot drop-off at the end of the Monarch CanyonOnce beyond the bushwhacking zone, I note that some of the brush looks greener than the restThumbnailsLooking down the 100-foot drop-off at the end of the Monarch CanyonOnce beyond the bushwhacking zone, I note that some of the brush looks greener than the restThumbnailsLooking down the 100-foot drop-off at the end of the Monarch CanyonOnce beyond the bushwhacking zone, I note that some of the brush looks greener than the restThumbnailsLooking down the 100-foot drop-off at the end of the Monarch CanyonOnce beyond the bushwhacking zone, I note that some of the brush looks greener than the restThumbnailsLooking down the 100-foot drop-off at the end of the Monarch Canyon

The end of upper Monarch Canyon drops off 100 feet or so into Death Valley below and the little spring-fed stream flows over the drop-off to make a tiny waterfall.

The view across the Death Valley desert below is quite dramatic in the way it's framed by the steep walls of Monarch Canyon.