The Vishnu schist basement rock layer at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is roughly 1.8 billion years old.
It is not known if the Grand Canyon is the oldest canyon in the world. The exact date is not known, however, it has been said that the canyon is at least 5-6 million years old.
Almost fifty years ago, I was eight years old when I first saw the Grand Canyon -- and I can still recall the sense of awe and wonder I got at the view. In the five times I've returned, I've never failed to have those same feeling.
The Grand Canyon is 5~6 million years old. However, the oldest exposed rocks in the Grand Canyon are approximately 2 billion years old.Source: U.S. National Parks Services As many as 17,000.000 years.
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Over a million years.
the Grand canyon is a good family vacation spot. and on the way home you can go see old faithful in Wyoming! =)
John Wesley Powell, named the Grand Canyon. Major John Wesley Powell was 35 years old when he led his first expedition through the Canyon. He was a geologist, a teacher, and a one-armed veteran of the Civil War (he lost his right arm in the Battle of Shiloh).
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I think the most interesting thing about the Grand Canyon is that it is more than 3 million years old, and some of the rocks in it are more than 2 billion years old!
it is getting very old in its millions or billions or less
to find how old they are and how many layers