Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a nature reserve in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 2,435 m. Mount Guero stands 3,674 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2045 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 28.6 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain 8576: 1.7 mi
- Grizzly Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Point 8090: 3.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 3.3 mi
- Point 7787: 4.2 mi
- Fox Park: 9.5 mi
- Altrusa: 9.9 mi
- Altrusa: 10.1 mi
- Buckley Park: 10.1 mi
- Crawford Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Lions Spring: 0.6 mi
- Wiley Springs: 15.2 mi
- Mays Spring: 17.6 mi
- Clark Spring No 2: 17.7 mi
- Clark Spring No 1: 17.7 mi
- mini train: 9.7 mi
- Horse: 10.3 mi
- Where Eagles Dare: 10.4 mi
- goat: 10.4 mi
- uss montrose bell: 10.4 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 7.5 mi
- Museum of the Mountain West: 7.6 mi
- Montrose County Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Ute Indian Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Painted Wall: 0.6 mi
- Red Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Washboard Rock: 18.9 mi
- SK Roll: 19.6 mi
- Stue's Point: 19.7 mi
- Bibliotheca Publica: 9.1 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 10.7 mi
- Montrose Rotary Amphitheater Team: 11.1 mi
- Amphitheater Contributors: 11.1 mi
- blue bench: 11.2 mi
- Needle Rock: 14.1 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 17.8 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 21.9 mi
- Moab trail rte 3: 22.2 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 23.5 mi
- East Cimarron: 13.7 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- McIntyre Gulch: 23.2 mi
- all saints comunity garden: 10.7 mi
- Chipeta Falls: 19.5 mi
- Confluence Park: 23.0 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guero | ENE 61° | 3,674 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,616 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,592 m | 18.0 mi |
| Coal Mountain | NE 41° | 3,567 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Lamborn | NE 34° | 3,474 m | 19.3 mi |
| Storm King | SSE 165° | 3,456 m | 18.4 mi |
| Smith Fork Mountain | NE 55° | 3,411 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chain Mountains | NE 47° | 3,370 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:00 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black Canyon OF THE Gunnison, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jun.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/395552
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