What is "copper canyon"

Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barrancas del Cobre) is a group of canyons consisting of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico. The overall canyon system is larger and portions are deeper than the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The canyons were formed by six rivers that drain the western side of the Sierra Tarahumara (a part of the Sierra Madre Occidental). All six rivers merge into the Rio Fuerte and empty into the Gulf of California. The walls of the canyon are a copper/green color, which is where the name originates.

Copper Canyon is a canyon system in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico

Copper Canyon may also refer to:

• The Copper Canyon Railway through the Copper Canyon in Mexico
• Copper Canyon, Texas, a town in Denton County, Texas
• Copper Canyon, a small canyon on the lower Chemainus River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
• A canyon in Death Valley National Park
• A canyon in Lake Havasu
• Copper Canyon Press, a small publishing house in Port Townsend, Washington
• Copper canyon (R&D), the first part of the DARPA NASP program
• Copper Canyon (film), a 1950 Western movie starring Ray Milland

Copper Canyon is a 1950 American western film directed by John Farrow and starring Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr.