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Yellowstone National Park
Established by US Grant, the Worlds first National Park is located primarily in Wyoming, extending into Montana and Idaho. The Indians called Yellowstone "Land of Ten Thousand Smokes." It covers 2,221,800 acres, and contains over 100,000 geysers, hot springs, boiling mud pots, and fumaroles (62% of world's geysers). Home to "Old Faithful" one of the more predictable geysers, shoots steam 100-180 feet in the air and 3700-8400 gallons of water, timing between eruptions range from 45-110 minutes. -
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite is located in California, and is internationally known for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness. Yosemite was basis for forming the idea of creating a national park. Galen Clark and John Muir were instrumental in getting the Yosemite Grant passed by congress and signed by President Lincoln, paving the way for the start of the United States national park system. -
Rocky Mountain National Park
Zebulon M. Pike (Pike’s Peake in Colorado), explored the area between 1806-1807, and then John Wesley Powell explored the geology of the area in 1868.
The Park contains several of Colorado's mountains that are over 13,000 feet with 13,000 foot peaks, called the "thirteeners"
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
This park contains two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano.
Five volcanoes make up the island of Hawaii: Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Kohala, Haulalai. Plus Loihi.
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Denali National Park and Preserve
The Park is located in Alaska and contains Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, named for William McKinley the 25th president. Denali is the name given to Mt. McKinley by Athabascan Indians, it means "the High One." In 1899, a US Army expedition were the first to cross the Alaska Range and named the second highest peak Mt. Foraker; however, this peak is known to Native American's as Denali's Wife. Mount McKinley remains the most difficult mountains to climb in North America. -
Grand Canyon National Park
Native Americans have live in the Grand Canyon for about 4000 years. Located in Arizona, it is 277 mi long, up to 1 mi deep, and 15 mi wide. Theodore Roosevelt declared it a National Monument in 1908 by Presidential Proclamation # 794. Home to the Anasazi (the Ancient ones) who built the cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde. Recieves over 5 million visitors each year. Has 1500 plant species, 373 bird species, 89 mammal species, 9 amphibian species, and 17 fish species. -
Crater Lake National Park
Crater Lake located in southern Oregon, lies in the caldera of Mount Mazama formed 7,700 years ago after an eruption. It is 1932 feet deep, the deepest lake in the United States, and it covers 21 square miles. It is known for its blue color and water clarity. There are two islands in the lake, and, with no inlets or outlets, all water comes through precipitation. -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In 1838, the Cherokee Nation were forcibly removed from their ancestral home in the Great Smoky Mountains and forced onto reservations in Oklahoma. This tragic episode in our history is known as “The Trail of Tears” - as many Cherokee’s died on the journey.
• It spans both Tennessee and North Carolina
• Part of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Everglades National Park
Located in southwestern Florida, this 1,506,536 acres has many small offshore islands, with the largest remaining subtropical wilderness area in the US. It is the largest sawgrass marsh in the world. Ecologically the Everglades is a vital wetlands, important in protecting wildlife, and southern Florida’s water supply. The Everglades is threatened mainly by the diversion of the natural flow of surface and groundwater, as well as the draining of surrounding wetland areas, for population growth. -
Redwood National and State Parks
This national park is located along the coast of northern California. It is the home of the tallest and most massive tree species (the Sequoia sempervirens) on the Earth. -
Arches National Park
Proclaimed a National Monument in 1929, and established as a National Park on Nov 12, 1971. The arch displayed here is called Delicate Arch, it is a 65-foot (20 m) tall freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, in Moab, Utah.
The Park has more than 700 arches, with Landscape Arch being one of the longest arches in the world. It is 291 feet long and 105 feet high. -
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
America's Largest National Park covering almost ~13.2 million acres.
More than 25% of this park's volcanic peaks is covered with glaciers.
The mountain ranges of Wrangell-St. Elias account for 60% percent of the glacial ice in Alaska, covering more than 1,700 square miles -
Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park is located in California, and is the newest National Park. Initially established as a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Pinnacles National Park was created when legislation passed by Congress in late 2012 was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 10, 2013.
