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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison was established as a national monument on March 2, 1933. It was redesignated a national park on October 21, 1999, and incorporated 4,000 acres owned by the Bureau of Land Management.
The Black Canyon Wilderness of Oregon is a wilderness area in the Ochoco National Forest. It is within the drainage basin of the South Fork John Day River. It lies in Grant and Wheeler counties in Oregon. The nearest city is Paulina, in Crook County. [1] It was established in 1984 and encompasses 13,400 acres (5,423 ha).
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (March 2, 1933, Hoover, to October 21, 1999) ... Hurricane Canyon Natural Area in Pike National Forest;
Black Canyon: Ochoco National Forest: USFS OR 12,983 20.286 5,254 52.54 June 26, 1984: Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: NPS CO 15,599 24.373 6,313 63.13 October 20, 1976: Black Creek: De Soto National Forest: USFS MS 5,052 7.894 2,044 20.44 October 19, 1984: Black Elk: Black Hills National Forest: USFS ...
Located two miles below Crystal Dam at the entry to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, East Portal is the location of the intake tunnel and diversion dam of the Gunnison Tunnel, a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation project begun in 1902 to divert river water approximately 6 miles from the Gunnison to the dry lands west of Montrose ...
Ochoco National Forest contains a variety of odd geological formations, 95,000 acres (38,000 ha) of old-growth forest, the headwaters of the Crooked River, and three wilderness areas. Stein's Pillar is a 350 ft (110 m) tall rock column in the Ochoco Mountains. [33]: 227–229 [46] Okanogan-Wenatchee: Washington
The Rattlesnake Canyon area is home to the world's second-largest concentration of natural arches (after Arches National Park). [2] Mee Canyon contains a 300-foot (91 m) deep alcove that is accessible only by way of a difficult hiking trail which requires and scrambling over many exposed ledges. Knowles and Jones Canyons offer visitors a true ...
The region covers 2,226 square miles (5,765 km 2) in Oregon, 47 square miles (122 km 2) in Idaho, and small areas in Washington, including parts of the Malheur, Ochoco, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman national forests, and significant portions of the Mill Creek, Bridge Creek, Black Canyon, Monument Rock, North Fork John Day, North Fork Umatilla ...