Switchback Canyons

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Switchback Canyons

1Complete heart (map icon).png 1Waypoint (map icon).png 3Point of interest (map icon).png 1Vista (map icon).png

Switchback Canyons map.jpg
Map of Switchback Canyons

Sati PassageFuller CisternPig Iron MineBuloh CrossingForge PlainsHavoc SteppesVexa's LabApostate WastesRustbowlBurnt HollowSwitchback CanyonsHighland ThawOnager BivouacSweltering CanyonsMangonel CavernIcespear's ShelfThe ToughstoneKeeper's SanctumCozen DesolationSimurgh TimberlandLiberation DellAmduat PointSloven PitchRebel's SeclusionThe BaelfireSwitchback Canyons locator.svg
Level
66
Type
Area
Zone
Fireheart Rise
(Ascalon)
Connects to
Keeper's Sanctum (E)
Sweltering Canyons (N)
Onager Bivouac (NW)
Burnt Hollow (S)
Forge Plains (SE)
Havoc Steppes (SW)
Rustbowl (W)
Image(s)

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Switchback Canyons is an area within Fireheart Rise. This large canyon system serves as the main causeway for troop movements in Fireheart Rise. There are many different levels overlooking the main pathways at the lowest elevation allowing for many possible ambush sites of the frequent Flame Legion patrols.

Locations and objectives[edit]

Renown Hearts
Complete heart (map icon).png Assist the Ash Legion soldiers of Shadow Cleft (65)
Waypoints
Waypoint (map icon).png Switchback Waypoint —
Points of Interest
Point of interest (map icon).png Piketooth Tower —
Point of interest (map icon).png Shadow Cleft —
Point of interest (map icon).png Veiled Cliff —
Vistas
Vista (map icon).png Shadow Cleft Vista —
Head towards the vista from the west climbing the hill
Events

NPCs[edit]

Allies[edit]

Charr

Services[edit]

Merchant (vendor icon).png Haladus Griefmaker (65)
Renown Heart (map icon).png Solita Miststalker (65)

Foes[edit]

Ambient creatures
Animals
Bats
Canines
Devourers
Flame Legion
Griffons
Wind Riders

Objects[edit]

Bundles

Crafting resources[edit]

Resource nodes
Mine resource (map icon).png Platinum Ore
Wood resource (map icon).png Inglewood Sapling
Plant resource (map icon).png Asparagus
Plant resource (map icon).png Raspberries
Fireheart Rise
Areas Amduat Point • Apostate Wastes • Buloh Crossing • Burnt Hollow • Cozen Desolation • Forge Plains • Fuller Cistern • Havoc Steppes • Highland Thaw • Icespear's Shelf • Keeper's Sanctum • Liberation Dell • Mangonel Cavern • Onager Bivouac • Pig Iron Mine • Rebel's Seclusion • Rustbowl • Sati Passage • Simurgh Timberland • Sloven Pitch • Sweltering Canyons • Switchback Canyons • The Baelfire • The Toughstone • Vexa's Lab
Renown Hearts Aid kodan refugees fleeing toward Haymal Gore • Assist Engineer Verutum • Assist the Ash Legion soldiers of Shadow Cleft • Assist with maintenance at Tuyere Command Post • Clean up the Flame Legion magic • Help Pact researchers with their experimental weapons • Help the Ash Legion disrupt the Flame Legion • Help the Ash Legion strike at the heart of the Flame Legion • Help the Nrocroc tribe survive so close to Flame lands • Help the Tarstar tribe survive so close to Flame lands • Help the Wupwup tribe survive so close to Flame lands • Stop the Flame Legion from summoning embers
Hero challenges Burning Forest • Chieftain Inpetla • Flame Castrum • Flame Core • Marse Scythetail • Steelbeak's Nest • Tribune Sorya Fatekiller
Mastery Insights Cozen Desolation
Achievements Pig Iron Quarry • Vexa's Lab
Meta events Assault on Atrox: Uniting the Grawl • The Battle for Buloh Crossing • The Battle for the Flame Citadel and Senecus Castrum • The Pact Campaign Against the Flame Legion
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