Gateway Palisade

Location:    Mesa County
Size:     2569 acres
Designated:    June 1987
Land Managemer:   Bureau of Land Management

The Gateway Palisade is an outstanding scenic feature consisting of a 2000 foot monolithic fin of dark red Wingate sandstone.  The stratigraphic sequence displayed at this site helps to interpret the geologic history of the Uncompahgre Uplift during the Permian period (225 million years ago).

There have also recently been several rare plant species discovered on the property, making this Natural Area even more interesting.