Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Travel Stamp
Rising to a height of 2,250 feet above the Gunnison River, the park's Painted Wall is the tallest single vertical rock cliff in Colorado. Pinkish-white veins of igneous rock permeate the massive metamorphic rock formation viewed from a popular park overlook. The sheer walls of this two-million-year-old chasm seemingly change color by the minute as the sun tracks across the sky.
- Official travel stamp approved by the National Park Service for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Sheet size: 2 7/8" x 6"
- Stamp size: 1 3/4" x 2 1/8"
- Text sticker size: 2 7/8" x 1 3/4"
- Made in the USA
Rising to a height of 2,250 feet above the Gunnison River, the park's Painted Wall is the tallest single vertical rock cliff in Colorado. Pinkish-white veins of igneous rock permeate the massive metamorphic rock formation viewed from a popular park overlook. The sheer walls of this two-million-year-old chasm seemingly change color by the minute as the sun tracks across the sky.
- Official travel stamp approved by the National Park Service for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Sheet size: 2 7/8" x 6"
- Stamp size: 1 3/4" x 2 1/8"
- Text sticker size: 2 7/8" x 1 3/4"
- Made in the USA
Description
Rising to a height of 2,250 feet above the Gunnison River, the park's Painted Wall is the tallest single vertical rock cliff in Colorado. Pinkish-white veins of igneous rock permeate the massive metamorphic rock formation viewed from a popular park overlook. The sheer walls of this two-million-year-old chasm seemingly change color by the minute as the sun tracks across the sky.
- Official travel stamp approved by the National Park Service for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Sheet size: 2 7/8" x 6"
- Stamp size: 1 3/4" x 2 1/8"
- Text sticker size: 2 7/8" x 1 3/4"
- Made in the USA
