Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park · Colorado

Pulpit Rock Trail

0.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 20 ft of climbing · 90 ft of descent · 7,988 ft–8,072 ft · trail class Developed · hiking

ViewsPicnic areas

8,071 ft 7,988 ft · 0.0 mi high 8,071 ft

Along the way Pulpit Rock Picnic Area Pulpit Rock Overlook Pulpit Rock Overlook

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.