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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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Island Peaks Overlook
NPS Photo by Lisa Lynch
The Black Canyon hosts a variety of ecosystems from pinyon pine, juniper and scrub oak forests at the rim, to the shady and vertical inner canyon walls, and down to the riparian community along the Gunnison River.

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Did You Know?
Before the creation of 3 dams upstream of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Gunnison River was as much as 5 times more powerful than it is today.
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Last Updated: September 19, 2006 at 14:06 MST