Painted Wall

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Painted Wall is a towering, sheer cliff face in Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, renowned for its dramatic height and striking, streaked rock patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
climbingDifficulty considered very difficult and committing ⓘ
climbingType big wall climbing ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinction one of the tallest sheer cliffs in North America ⓘ
tallest cliff in Colorado ⓘ
ecosystemContext semi-arid canyon environment ⓘ
geology Precambrian gneiss and schist ⓘ
hasActivity rock climbing ⓘ
height approximately 2,250 feet ⓘ
approximately 686 meters ⓘ
knownFor distinctive light-colored pegmatite veins ⓘ
dramatic height ⓘ
sheer cliff face ⓘ
striking streaked rock patterns ⓘ
locatedIn Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy United States National Park Service ⓘ
nameOrigin named for its painted appearance created by light-colored veins on dark rock ⓘ
nearbyCity Gunnison, Colorado ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado ⓘ
orientation generally faces south ⓘ
overlooks Gunnison River ⓘ
partOf Black Canyon of the Gunnison ⓘ
safetyNote climbing generally recommended only for experienced climbers ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
surfaceFeature intruding pegmatite dikes forming patterns ⓘ
vertical rock face ⓘ
tourism popular sightseeing attraction in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ⓘ
popular subject for landscape photography ⓘ
viewed primarily from designated overlooks ⓘ
viewingAccess accessible via park roads and short trails to overlooks ⓘ
visibleFrom Cedar Point overlook ⓘ
linked to: Cedar Point

North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ⓘ
Painted Wall View overlook ⓘ
linked to: Painted Wall View
withinProtectedArea Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park ⓘ

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