Rifle Gap - Garfield County, Colorado - Named Mountain Gaps on Waymarking.com

Rifle Gap sits north of Rifle, Colorado, USA. The location became a huge, temporary art piece in 1971-1972 by internationally known artists Cristo and Jeanne-Claude. The gap was temporarily covered with a bright orange nylon curtain; it was called the Valley Project. There is a historic marker just to the north of the gap in a special disabled fishing and picnic area (photos uploaded).

There is video of the project at (visit link) and (visit link) . A thorough article may be found at (visit link) .

Topozone link of gap (visit link) . The Grand Hogback ridge is considered to be the distinction between the Rocky Mountain and the Colorado Plateau Regions.

Elevation (Official or GPSR reading): 5788 Mountain Range: Grand Hogback Ridge Access: Follow paved, two-lane Road 325 north to the Rifle Gap Dam.

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