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The Black Canyon is incredibly deep and sheer, with plunging cliffs, soaring buttresses and a thundering river. The following lists will help you understand the physical size of the canyon in comparison to other canyons and man-made structures. Greatest Depth:
| Warner Point
Chasm View
Gunnison Point | 2,722 feet (829 m)
1,820 feet (555 m)
1,840 feet (561 m) | Narrowest Width:
| At the rim (Chasm View)
At the river (The Narrows) | 1,100 feet (335 m)
40 feet (12 m) | Total Lenth of
Black Canyon: | Total Length
Length in National Park | 53 miles (85 km)
14 miles (22.5 km) | The River:
| Average descent over the entire length of canyon:
43 feet/mile (8 m/km) Greatest decent: Occurs in the park at Chasm View -
240 feet/mile (45 m/km) |
COMPARISONS TO OTHER CANYONS Hells Canyon,
Idaho and Oregon | This is the deepest canyon in North America. At Hedevil Point on the Idaho side, the canyon is 7,913 feet (2,411 meters) deep. | Grand Canyon,
Arizona | The deepest part of Grand Canyon is about 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) deep. The average depth is 5,000 feet. | | The Royal Gorge,
Colorado | At the suspension bridge this canyon is 1,053 feet (321 meters) deep. | Grand Canyon of
the Yellowstone,
Wyoming | At Artist Point Overlook the canyon is 1,200 feet (366 meters) deep. | New River Gorge,
West Virginia | The deepest canyon in the eastern United States is 1,400 feet (427 meters). | Canyons of the
Nahanni, Northwest
Territories, Canada | This canyon is in the Canadian northwest and is 3,300 feet (1,006 meters) deep. | Barranca Del Cobre,
Chihuahua, Mexico | Copper Canyon, in north central Mexico is 2,500 feet (762 meters) deep. |
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COMPARISONS TO MAN-MADE STRUCTURES
Empire State Building,
New York, New York |
Built in the Great Depression (1930s) it stands 1,250 feet (381 meters) tall. |
Sears Tower,
Chicago, Illinois |
The highest building in the U.S. stands 1,454 feet (443.5 meters) tall. |
Space Needle,
Seattle, Washington |
605 feet (184.4 meters) tall. |
Washington Monument,
Washington, D.C. |
555 feet (169.2 meters) tall. |
CN Tower,
Toronto, Canada |
1,815 feet (553 meters) tall. |
Petronas Towers,
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia |
1,483 feet (452 meters) tall. |
Fernsehturm,
Berlin, Germany |
1,207 feet (368 meters) tall. |
Eiffel Tower,
Paris, France |
1,063 feet (324 meters) tall. |
Sydney Tower,
Sydney, Australia |
1,000 feet (305 meters) tall. |
Great Pyramids,
Cairo, Egypt |
None of the pyramids are large by today's standards, but for their time they are astounding. The tallest one is 449 feet (137 meters). |
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The Painted Wall is the highest cliff in Colorado. From river to rim it stands 2250 feet (685 meters).
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