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The Black Canyon of the Gunnison as seen from the viewpoint at the visitor's center, which is visible up above, on the South Rim.

The camera is 8,104 feet above sea level; the river at canyon bottom is about ⅓ mile below at 6,380 feet. The opposite rim of the canyon is about ⅔ mile away.