Kings Canyon

File:King's Canyon map.jpg
**Kings Canyon** is the current playable map in **Apex Legends**. It features an abundance of areas varying from military facilities to slums with a river dividing it down the middle. It is not yet known what factions controlled this area prior to its use as a battleground.

## Map Features

* **Scalable Walls**: Around populated areas, there are many walls that can be scaled. All you have to do is face a wall and press the Jump key. Some of the most common are wooden walls made out of boards connected together by iron beams. Short terrain cliffs can also be scaled by the same method.
* **Ziplines**: Yellow ropes that players can use to travel across the map (by pressing the interact key) Note that players can drop/let go at any time by jumping. Also note that the Pathfinder character can create ziplines with his ultimate special ability. Also note that Wraith cannot zipline while activating her ultimate special ability, as both of her arms are occupied.
* **Doors**: Metal doors that typically come in single and double pairs. Can be opened and/or closed by pressing the interact key. If the door is blocked players can kick open with a melee attack. Bullets do NOT go through doors, so use this to your advantage. However, doors can be destroyed by melee or explosive damage, eventually rendering this tactic useless.
* **Balloons**: There are red hot air balloons connected by a zip line scattered around the map. If you interact with one of these air balloons, your legend will scale up the zip line and automatically redeploy your glide upon reaching the top, allowing you to traverse the map quickly.
* **Hot Zone**: At the start of each match, a random location on the map is designated as a Hot Zone, indicated by a blue circle marker. This means that in that area, there will be much higher quality loot and there's even a chance of finding a fully kitted out weapon. However, much like the supply ship, this means it's an incredibly popular landing spot.
* **Supply Ship**: At the start of the game a mobile supply ship travels to a random destination on the map (designated by a blue circle marker). Both its current position, and final destination are indicated on the map. The supply ship always contains a small quantity of high-tier loot. Due to the small quantity of available loot, it is not advisable to land directly on the ship, as members of your squad will likely be unprepared for a real fight upon exiting at the ship's destination.
* **Beacons**: These are different structures scattered all along the map that players may use to re-spawn dead teammates. Note that in order to re-spawn a teammate, surviving team members must acquire the fallen teammates banner(s). To activate a beacon, simply hold the interact key and after a few seconds teammate will be airlifted in. Note that once used, a beacon cannot be immediately re-used, so in situations that require a player to re-spawn two teammates, it is advisable to posses both banners before accessing the beacon.
* **Supply Bins**: Found throughout the map whether around a Beacon, named location, or at random points in Kings Canyon, these supply bins are the other source of finding loot in addition to ground loot, supply drops and the Supply Ship. These Supply bins carry between 2 to 3 items ranging from healing items, grenades, armor or weapons and their ammo.

## Locations

### Airbase

Airbase is located on the western most side of the map. A large portion of the area has little to no loot, however the airships and crates are located on the forks of the area that jut out. Predominantly mid range engagements. Good for a hot drop but not if you're expecting everyone on your team to be kitted out. the lack of any other ports of entry to Kings Canyon suggests it served both civilian and military functions.

### Artillery

Artillery is a named location located on the northernmost part of the map. Mid to long range engagement distances. 2 large main buildings, hangars, 2 tunnels, and a side extension at the end of one tunnel. A large location in all with a high crate capacity. It is unknown why an artillery battery was built in King's Canyon, and what strategic military purpose it served.

### Bridges

Bridges is a location near the center of the map built on top of the river. It features many wooden shacks and bridges beside and across the river.

### Bunker

Bunker is located in the middle of the map off to the west that connects the river from cascades to the space near Airbase, The Pit, and Runoff.

### Cascades

Cascades is located in the upper central area of the map. The buildings contained are very similar to bridges but the terrain is more varied in height.

### Hydro Dam

Hydro Dam is a huge area that tends to be a popular spot for a lot of players, since it's got a lot of connections to nearby locations. Land here for some quick kills, although if you're trying to avoid players it's completely possible to loot up at one side without seeing another team on the other. If you're crossing through Hydro Dam later on in the game, watch out for any players camping in corners because there are some tight angles here with sight lines that go for miles. It is speculated that Hydro-Dam was crucial to the infrastructure in King's Canyon and likely supplies power to all other areas of the map. Because automated doors function throughout King's Canyon it is assumed that Hydro Dam is capable of functioning despite being unmanned.

### Market

A completely indoors area with close-midrange engagements. Good for a hot drop and to pick up some kills. Loot is spread out, so find a gun and start killing as fast as you can. Bearing resemblance to a Flea Market, this location appears to be the only commercial structure in King's Canyon, indicating that the civilian population was minimal and impoverished.

### Relay

Situated in the north-east corner of the map, Relay is a high-tier loot location and contains a moderate quantity of loot. The area consists of a larger uncovered structure in its northeast featuring plentiful loot containers, as well as a series of buildings, interconnected by ziplines, and separated by a river and bottomless chasm. The full name of this location is Interstellar Relay. To date, nothing is known of its specific function within the Apex Universe.

### Repulsor

Repulsor is a high-tier loot location situated towards the South-East of the map. It contains three covered pits, and two larger multi-story buildings, as well as some smaller structures. This area contains plentiful loot. The function of this facility is currently unknown.

### Runoff

Runoff is a sewage treatment facility on the far west of the map. It is comprised mainly of several large buildings of two floors interconnected with bridges. Some circular rooms in the buildings contain ziplines to navigate between the two floors.

### Skull Town

Skull Town somewhat resembles a multiplayer map featured in the Titanfall Series. Nothing is known of the inhabitants of this town prior to its use as a battleground, however it is speculated that the bulk of its residents worked in the nearby Thunderdome.

### Slum Lakes

Slum Lakes is a large town of shacks in the north-west corner of the map. The loot here is generally mediocre. The town is split by a wide trench containing two long industrial pipes spanning the length of the area. Slum Lakes' close proximity to Runoff indicates that the pipes were likely sewage lines, and much of the water in the area is likely contaminated with sewage. To the right is a few small buildings which house addtitional loot, and Artillery farther east.

### Thunderdome

Thunderdome's loot is far and few between. Most players who drop at Thunderdome plan to gear up before entering the fray at Skull Town. This area features nearby balloons, allowing for easy rotation to other areas. Thunderdome appears to be a derelict quarry or mine, and was likely used to harvest the many of the raw materials needed to construct the military installments in King's Canyon. It may have been operated by the denizens of nearby Skull Town.

### Swamps

Located on the easternmost portion of the map. All buildings are raised above the ground making them a bit harder to access without the use of zip lines which are abundant. Be prepared to encounter enemies coming from Hydro Dam. However, you'll typically have the high ground when they arrive. This area features large partially submerged pipelines or wires, the function of which are yet unknown. Some have speculated they carry power from Hydro-Dam, while others believe they relate to Water Treatment or sewage treatment in Runoff. It is likely that these pipelines or wires are buried all throughout King's Canyon, however the geography of the swamps region prevents them from being completely submerged.

### The Pit

The Pit is a small circular canyon area situated in the north-west of the map. Despite being a high-tier loot location it contains very little in terms of loot quantity. Nothing is yet known about The Pit's function within King's Canyon.

### Water Treatment

Water Treatment is situated on the south coast of Kings Canyon. With high tier loot this area is a common hot drop if the Jump ships path is near it. This treatment plant has four outer rings filled with what is presumably sewage while most of the loot is located in the main building on the far south side. This building has 4 main rooms connected to each other by passageway on the second floor. Aside from the building, loot can be found in supply bins behind the building on the south side and with occasional weapon spawns near the outer rings. This area also boasts a Re-Spawn Beacon on the east side with 3 Supply Bins around it.

### Wetlands

Located near the northeastern side of the map, Wetlands consists of a few clusters of protected buildings overlooked by a number of protected rock vantage points. While not known for abundant loot, it can provide protection despite the surrounding high ground.

## References

1. ↑ https://apexmap.cartoonstreams.org/
2. ↑ https://joeyvanzwieten.nl/
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/comments/aq5dqg/loot\_tier\_zones\_map\_to\_alleviate\_drop\_master/

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