Devils Canyon is a steep

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in the

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and

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, United States. Its mouth is located at an elevation of in Imperial County. Its head is at an elevation of at in the Jacumba Mountains in San Diego County.

History

From 1862 Devils Canyon was the route of a wagon road between

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and

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. The canyon later became the route of the westbound lanes of

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that pass up the canyon to Mountain Spring. The eastbound lanes use a different alignment through the

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References

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