Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: Quick Facts

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, western Colorado.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, Arizona-Nevada, U.S. A bypass bridge (foreground; shown under construction) opened in 2010 to carry a federal highway across the Black Canyon just downstream of the dam.

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