Colorado Rockies

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is one of Colorado's most amazing geologic features. This is the deepest narrow canyon in North America (meaning that the canyon is deeper than it is wide - over 2,000 feet deep and as narrow as 40 feet at the bottom). The Gunnison River has been carving through the extremely hard 1.8 billion year old Precambrian gneiss and schist for 2-3 million years, resulting sheer walls that tower over 2,000 vertical feet above the river.

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Sunset Over the Painted Wall — Sunset Over the Painted Wall

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Long Draw Sunset — Long Draw Sunset

Black Canyon, Colorado

SOB Draw — SOB Draw

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison River Narrows — Gunnison River Narrows

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

River Carve — River Carve

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Black Canyon Moonlight — Black Canyon Moonlight

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Glowing Abyss — Glowing Abyss

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Springtime in the Narrows — Springtime in the Narrows

Black Canyon, Colorado

Black Canyon Night — Black Canyon Night

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Warner Dusk — Warner Dusk

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Purple Chasm — Purple Chasm

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Black Canyon Snow — Black Canyon Snow

Black Canyon, Colorado

Autumn in the Black Canyon — Autumn in the Black Canyon

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Black Canyon Fisherwoman — Black Canyon Fisherwoman

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison River Evening Light — Gunnison River Evening Light

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Long Draw Camp — Long Draw Camp

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

Gunnison Flow — Gunnison Flow

Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado

You can read trip reports about my various hikes into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park here.