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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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23 A massive cleft in the landscape, the arresting Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a
deep, narrow abyss that unexpectedly opens from the subdued undulations of the surround-
ing tablelands. The sheer walls of the Black Canyon - so called because daylight only
briefly illuminates the narrow canyon floor - are dizzying in height, scored with eerie
crevices and pinnacles, and veined with multicolored mineral deposits. It's one of the deep-
est, narrowest and longest canyons in North America.
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