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Bryce Canyon, Utah - hoodoo and cliff near the Natural Bridge
The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon - a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the east side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, delicate and colorful pinnacles that are up to 200ft (61m) high, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700m).
Bryce Canyon was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who lived in the area in 1874. The area around the canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (14,502 ha; 55.992 sq mi).
Headward erosion (meaning Bryce technically is not a canyon) has excavated a series of large amphitheater-shaped features, the largest is Bryce Amphitheater, which is 12 miles (19km) long, 3 miles (4.8km) wide and 800ft (240m) deep.
Bryce Canyon, Utah - hoodoo and cliff near the Natural Bridge
The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon - a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the east side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, delicate and colorful pinnacles that are up to 200ft (61m) high, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700m).
Bryce Canyon was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who lived in the area in 1874. The area around the canyon became a National Monument in 1923 and was designated as a National Park in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (14,502 ha; 55.992 sq mi).
Headward erosion (meaning Bryce technically is not a canyon) has excavated a series of large amphitheater-shaped features, the largest is Bryce Amphitheater, which is 12 miles (19km) long, 3 miles (4.8km) wide and 800ft (240m) deep.