Skywalk, Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a tourist attraction along the Colorado River on the edge of the Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon West) in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Commissioned by the Hualapai Indian tribe, it was unveiled March 20, 2007, and opened to the general public on March 28, 2007. It is accessed via the Grand Canyon West terminal or 120 mile drive from Las Vegas (which includes an unpaved and bumpy 14-mile stretch).

The horseshoe-shaped glass walkway, at a 1,200 meter (4,000 foot) height above the floor of the canyon exceeds those of the world's largest skyscrapers.[1] The Skywalk is not directly above the main canyon, Granite Gorge, which contains the Colorado River, but instead extends over a side canyon and affords a view into the main canyon.[2] USGS topographic maps[1] show the elevation at the Skywalk's location as 1454m (4,770 ft) and the elevation of the Colorado River in the base of the canyon as 354m (1,161 ft).