Painted Wall View
Colorado's tallest vertical cliff, about 686 meters of black gneiss streaked with pale pegmatite veins. It is the park's signature view.
The Painted Wall rises about 686 meters and is Colorado's highest cliff. Its dark gneiss is cut through by pinkish-white pegmatite dikes, which make it look as though it were painted with ink. The viewpoint is in the middle section of the South Rim Road, about a 5-minute walk from the parking lot. The nearby Eagle's Nest Trail offers even broader views. The park entrance fee is $30 per vehicle and is valid for 7 days. In winter, the South Rim Road is plowed only as far as Gunnison Point, so you'll need snowshoes or cross-country skis to go farther.
Opening hours
Open all day (depends on opening of the South Rim road)
Nearby sights
- Chasm View
- Cedar Point Nature Trail
- Exclamation Point
- North Rim Road
- South Rim Road
- Sunset View
- Pulpit Rock Overlook
- Warner Point Nature Trail