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black canyon
6 Porch Notes tagged “black canyon,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
Black Canyon of the Gunnison sits right at Montrose's doorstep
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is just outside Montrose, and the National Park Service is the place to check entrance fees, road and rim status, and inner-canyon rules before a visit.
Read note ->History and culture - Gunnison County
Black Canyon went from monument to national park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison was first protected as a national monument in 1933 and became a national park in 1999. The park named for the Gunnison River sits in neighboring Montrose County.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
Black Canyon's night sky is dark enough to be certified
Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Montrose is a certified International Dark Sky Park, so the National Park Service keeps it open at night for stargazing under simple low-light rules.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Delta County
The Black Canyon's North Rim is reached from Crawford, on a gravel road that closes in winter
The quieter North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is reached from Crawford in Delta County by a gravel road that is unplowed and closed to vehicles in winter and early spring.
Read note ->Water and land - Montrose County
The Black Canyon's walls are some of the oldest rock in Colorado
The dark, striped cliffs of Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Montrose are nearly two-billion-year-old Precambrian rock, laced with pink pegmatite that gives the Painted Wall its name.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Montrose County
The West Elk Loop scenic byway anchors at Montrose's Black Canyon
The West Elk Loop is a long Colorado scenic and historic byway that uses the Black Canyon near Montrose as one of its anchors, looping through mountain and ranch country over a full day of driving.
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