The notebook of Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Turn the terrain into an invitation.
Dark and tight throat cut by the Gunnison River.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
River · Mountain · Nature
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Dark and tight throat cut by the Gunnison River.
To understand what Black Canyon of the Gunnison is, look at Painted Wall, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Chasm View. These places give you a view of a territory marked by riverscapes, mountain reliefs and natural spaces and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be verified step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Painted Wall
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Chasm View
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
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Painted Wall
Painted Wall exhibits a dark wall crossed by clear veins, as if the rock had been scratched with giant lines. From the lookout of the Black Canyon, the verticality of the wall and the depth of the void are measured, with the Gunnison River barely visible at the bottom.
Nature and panorama
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Black Canyon of the Gunnison It is impressive by its narrow, dark and steep walls, where the light hardly reaches the bottom. The views of the south shore reveal a canyon that is more severe than wide, carved around a powerful river that is sometimes heard before seeing it.
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Chasm View
Chasm View brings the visitor closer to one of the narrowest areas of the Black Canyon, where the cliffs seem to fall almost from one block. The lookout gives an immediate reading of the depth and shadow of the canyon, without long walking but with a strong feeling of dizziness.
River
Gunnison River
The Gunnison River dug the Black Canyon with hard rock, which explains the steep depth and dark walls of the park. Viewed from the viewpoints, it seems thin and distant; at the water level, it becomes a powerful current, linked to fishing, gorges and dams in western Colorado.
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