The North Rim Ranger Station is opened irregularly in the summertime. During the wintertime, it is closed. It offers a self-pay station for the park entrance fee, a self-registration kiosk for wilderness payments (when the Ranger Station is closed), and there's an offering of maps, information, a picnic shelter, a toilet, and a water fountain.

It is located at the North Vista Trailhead.

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1. Exclamation Point & Green Mountain Summit via North Vista Trail — North Rim — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

11.0km

03:27

430m

Desert rim trail to Exclamation Point overlook and Green Mountain summit above Colorado's dramatic Black Canyon.

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2. North Rim Ranger Station – Exclamation Point Viewpoint loop from Painted Wall

6.66km

02:23

280m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Elevation 2,350 m

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Location: Montrose County, Colorado, United States

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North Rim Ranger Station

North Rim Ranger Station

1. Exclamation Point & Green Mountain Summit via North Vista Trail — North Rim — Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

2. North Rim Ranger Station – Exclamation Point Viewpoint loop from Painted Wall

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