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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is the country's newest national park. Formerly known as Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, the monument became a park on October 21, 1999. But it was more than just a name change. The park service added a hefty 10,000 wilderness acres, upping the total area of the park to 30,300 acres. Another 58,000 acres of land held by the Bureau of Land Management in the canyon has been sanctified, further protected from development. All in all, it gives hikers plenty of room to roam, protects the river corridor, and holds the fort for wildlife. Good deal!
"Several western canyons exceed the Black Canyon in overall size," Wallace Hansen wrote after studying the geology of the region for a number of years. "Some are longer, some are deeper, some are narrower, and a few have walls as steep. But no other canyon in North America combines the depth, narrowness, sheerness, and somber countenance of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison." And it is largely because of this unique combination of geologic features that the Black Canyon has been preserved in its wild state. |
"The Painted Wall at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park"
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Format: Paperback, 58pp.
ISBN: 0911408703
Publisher: Southwest Parks & Monuments Assoc.
Pub. Date: December 1993
Edition Desc: Rev. 2nd ed
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Format: Paperback, 32pp.
ISBN: 0936206322
Publisher: Mountain Automation Corporation
Pub. Date: January 1993
bn.com sales rank: 614,925
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 1566950201
Publisher: Trails Illustrated
Pub. Date: January 1995
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Format: Paperback, 16pp.
ISBN: 0911408932
Publisher: Southwest Parks & Monuments Association
Pub. Date: December 1993
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