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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a national park of the United States located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. 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 ...
The North Rim Road, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Crawford, Colorado was built during 1933–38. It is an approximately five mile long roadway, with viewpoints and associated structures. It is recognized as a "designed landscape". It includes five overlooks over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. [2]
Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres (1,492.55 sq mi, or 3,865.68 km 2) [1] in (in descending order of land area) parts of Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Hinsdale, San Juan, and Delta Counties in western Colorado. Its headquarters are in Delta County, in the city of Delta.
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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area, and Blue Mesa Reservoir are all accessible from SH 92. [4] The southern portion of the loop follows SH 92 to its intersection with US 50 near Blue Mesa Reservoir, continues along US 50 to Gunnison, and then returns north to Crested Butte via SH 135. From Crested ...
57,725 acres (233.60 km 2) were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-76 [3]). The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-78 [4]) expanded the NCA to its current size.
The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately northwest of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, in Colorado. The 17,784-acre (71.97 km 2) wilderness area established in 1999 includes 14 miles (23 km) of the Gunnison River inside the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. [2] [3]
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