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Colorado: Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park

26 images Created 27 May 2015

Below, browse photos of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (near Montrose, Colorado, USA), captured by Tom Dempsey. See fanciful patterns of pegmatite intrusions on the spectacular Painted Wall, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. This steep torrent of water has cut a gorge 2300 feet deep at Painted Wall View. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. Stay in the campground to capture orange sunset and sunrise.

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  • Gunnison River has cut a gorge 2300 feet deep at Painted Wall View, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into the 1.7 billion year old metamorphic rock of the Painted Wall, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliff. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1596_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Golden sunrise light illuminates pegmatite intrusions of the Painted Wall seen from Dragon Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1786_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • A woman in purple coat admires the gorge at Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1744-59pan-Edit_The-Painted-W...jpg
  • From Dragon Point, see fanciful patterns of pegmatite intrusions on the Painted Wall, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1738_pegmatite-intrusions.jpg
  • Orange sunrise illuminates clouds over South Rim Campground in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1690_orange-sunrise.jpg
  • A woman in purple coat admires the gorge at Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1716-21pan_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • At Sunset View pullout, rays of golden late afternoon sun illuminate Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1671_Black-Canyon-of-Gunnison.jpg
  • Dragon Point view, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1637-p1_Black-Canyon-of-Gunni...jpg
  • A twisted juniper tree grows at Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW3-184_twisted-juniper-tree.jpg
  • See the Gunnison River far below Devil's Overlook, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1577_Gunnison-River.jpg
  • Gunnison River has cut a gorge 2300 feet deep at Painted Wall View, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into the 1.7 billion year old metamorphic rock of the Painted Wall, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliff. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1580_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Orange sunset illuminates clouds over South Rim Campground in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1686_orange-sunset.jpg
  • A twisted juniper tree grows at Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1645_twisted-juniper-tree.jpg
  • Snow melts from Oak Flat Trail in early spring, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1452_Oak-Flat-Trail.jpg
  • Painted Wall View, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1852-62pan_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • See the Gunnison River far below Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1807_Gunnison-River.jpg
  • Pulpit Rock Overlook, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1473-84pan_Black-Canyon-of-Gu...jpg
  • See pegmatite intrusions from Rock Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1541_pegmatite-intrusions.jpg
  • Gunnison River has cut a gorge 2300 feet deep at Painted Wall View, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into the 1.7 billion year old metamorphic rock of the Painted Wall, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliff. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1601-07pan_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Late afternoon light casts a shadow on pegmatite intrusions of the Painted Wall seen from Dragon Point, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1644_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Dragon Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-1698-1708pan_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Golden sunrise light illuminates pegmatite intrusions of the Painted Wall seen from Dragon Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1785_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • At Sunset View pullout, rays of late afternoon sun illuminate Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. The canyon exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River, along with the forces of weathering, has sculpted this vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1653_Black-Canyon-of-Gunnison.jpg
  • Painted Wall View, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1863_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
  • Golden sunrise light illuminates pegmatite intrusions of the Painted Wall seen from Dragon Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, Colorado, USA. Pressurized molten rock was forced into 1.7-billion-year-old metamorphic rock, forming pink pegmatite stripes on Colorado's highest cliffs. With two million years to work, the Gunnison River and weathering have sculpted a vertical wilderness of rock, water, and sky.
    1503SW-1788_The-Painted-Wall.jpg
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