Black Canyon
CountryUSA
Depth830 m
Length80 km
TypeRiver canyon
About Black Canyon
A canyon on the Gunnison River in Colorado. The darkest and most foreboding canyon walls in the USA. Only 40 minutes of direct sunlight reaches the bottom per day. The river drops an average of 29 m per km. Painted Wall is the tallest cliff in Colorado at 685 m.
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