Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park remains closed
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The fires were on both rims of the narrow canyon that surrounds the Gunnison River. According to the nonprofit site WatchDuty, the South Rim fire has grown to 1,640 acres as of Friday morning. The North Rim fire, which was much smaller, was out as of Friday.
Wildfires shut down the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado.