Canyonlands National Park

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Canyonlands National Park is a vast, rugged national park in southeastern Utah known for its dramatic canyons, mesas, arches, and desert landscapes carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
tourist attraction
area approximately 1,366 square kilometers
approximately 337,598 acres
climate semi-arid desert climate
containsFeature arches
buttes
canyons
mesas
river gorges
country United States
createdBy United States Congress
drainageBy Colorado River
Green River
ecosystem high desert
established September 12, 1964
governingBody National Park Service
hasRegion Island in the Sky
The Maze
The Needles
rivers district
hasViewpoint Grand View Point
Green River Overlook
Mesa Arch
highestPoint Cathedral Point
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
knownFor arches
desert landscapes
dramatic canyons
mesas
river-carved landscapes
rugged terrain
locatedIn Utah
locatedInCounty San Juan County, Utah
Wayne County, Utah
locatedInPhysiographicProvince Colorado Plateau
locatedInRegion southeastern Utah
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Moab, Utah
offersActivity backpacking
four-wheel driving
hiking
mountain biking
river rafting
partOf Colorado Plateau
U.S. National Park System
state Utah

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colorado Plateau
Southwestern United States
contains
Utah
hasNationalPark

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