Echo Park
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Echo Park is a scenic river confluence and canyon area in northwestern Colorado, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, rafting, and historic conservation battles within Dinosaur National Monument.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon area
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natural landscape feature ⓘ river confluence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
David Brower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard Zahniser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Club NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| confluenceOf |
Green River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yampa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
pinyon-juniper woodland on surrounding slopes
ⓘ
riparian corridor along Green River ⓘ |
| geologicEra | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks exposed ⓘ |
| hasAccess | Echo Park Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ photography ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Echo Park Campground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Steamboat Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whirlpool Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Yampa Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Green River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yampa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
national campaign to stop dam construction
ⓘ
proposed Echo Park Dam in the 1950s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of major mid-20th-century U.S. conservation controversy ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. national park and monument protection policy
ⓘ
modern American environmental movement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
camping opportunities
ⓘ
dramatic sandstone cliffs ⓘ geologic formations ⓘ historic conservation battles ⓘ river confluence views ⓘ river rafting ⓘ scenic canyon landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dinosaur National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moffat County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementUnit | Dinosaur National Monument river district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeOfConservationBattle | Echo Park Dam not built NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a U.S. national monument ⓘ |
| protectedBy | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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