Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument
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Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument is a remote, largely undeveloped protected area on the north rim of the Grand Canyon known for its rugged canyons, desert landscapes, and rich geological and archaeological resources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national monument
ⓘ
national monument ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| access | primarily via unpaved roads ⓘ |
| area | over 1,000,000 acres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Grand Canyon National Park
ⓘ
Lake Mead National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| characteristic |
desert landscapes
ⓘ
largely undeveloped ⓘ plateaus and mesas ⓘ remote ⓘ rugged canyons ⓘ volcanic features ⓘ |
| contains |
Grand Wash Cliffs
ⓘ
Lava flows and cinder cones ⓘ Uinkaret Plateau ⓘ Whitmore Canyon ⓘ archaeological sites of Ancestral Puebloan peoples ⓘ historic ranching sites ⓘ |
| cooperativeManagement |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
National Park Service–Bureau of Land Management partnership
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
desert shrubland
ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Bill Clinton
ⓘ
surface form:
President Bill Clinton
Presidential proclamation ⓘ |
| establishedOn | January 11, 2000 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Antiquities Act of 1906 ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) (commonly assigned to U.S. national monuments managed for landscape protection) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological resources
ⓘ
dark night skies ⓘ geological resources ⓘ paleontological resources ⓘ wilderness recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Mohave County, Arizona ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
North Rim
ⓘ
surface form:
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
|
| managingAgency |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| nearestCity | St. George, Utah ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Conservation Lands
ⓘ
surface form:
National Landscape Conservation System
United States National Park System ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park System (for NPS-managed portions)
|
| purpose |
conservation of natural resources
ⓘ
protection of cultural resources ⓘ protection of scenic values ⓘ |
| recreation |
backcountry camping
ⓘ
four-wheel-drive touring ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.