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US National Parks Reserves and Monuments
This category is for questions about National Parks of the United States and the agencies that manage them. Questions should address a specific park or agency.
2,800 Questions
What sandstones arches found in arches National Park Utah are an example of?
The arches were formed due to wind erosion. The wind picks up sand grains and scours away at the rocks, seeking out weak areas.
Who made Glacier National Park a U.S. National Park?
George Bird Grinnell is credited with starting the request for Glacier National Park. The bill authorizing Glacier National Park was signed into law by President William Howard Taft on May 11, 1910.
In what state is Denali National Park found?
Denali is located in Alaska. In August 2015, following the 1975 lead of the state of Alaska, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced the change of the official name of the mountain from Mount McKinley to Denali.
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Why are national parks worth saving?
They put to much effort and work to keep US's treasure or nature safe
Where is Donington park located?
"Donington park is located in Leicestershire, England. It is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington which was originally part of the Donington Hall Estate."
How did the Redwood national park get its name?
The name is due to the main type of trees found in the park, which are redwoods.
Which state has the most numbers of rivers protected by Wild Scenic Rivers Act?
Oregon by a landslide, 56 rivers designated as Wild & Scenic. Alaska sits at #2 with 25 rivers designated. Texas has 1 river, the Rio Grande, and it's so polluted people have died from swimming in it.
A national monument is basically the same as a national park... differing mainly in the manner in which it was created. A national monument is created by the President of the United States and a national park is created by legislative action by the U.S. Congress.
What is the name of the geyser in yellow stone national park?
The American Yellowstone National Park is actually over a site of active volcanic action. The area has many hot water or hot mud geysers. Rain water trickles down through the ground. It becomes super heated and, due to pressure from below, may return to the surface as a plume of hot water and steam.
The water erosion of the Colorado River over a very long period of time combined with slow but consistent uplift of the ground the river flowed through.
The Colorado River moved bits of rock around which made the GRAND CANYON.
In what state is the yellow stone national park located?
Yellowstone National Park is located mostly in the state of Wyoming but also covers areas of Montana and Idaho. This park covers an area of 3,468 square miles.
What is the Largest building in us?
The Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada at 6.9 million square feet has finally passed the Pentagon which held the record since it was completed in 1943.
Why is the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse famous?
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse is famous for two main reasons:
1. It is the tallest lighthouse in the US.
2. The functional light first, and then the entirelighthouse, was moved due to encroaching erosion.
The original structure of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse was demolished following the construction of a new and improved lighthouse between 1868 and 1870. The new lighthouse became the tallest lighthouse tower in the US, standing 63 metres tall from the base of the foundation to the tip of the roof. By 1935, the tower was badly threatened by the effects of erosion, and attempts to hold back the erosion process through dikes and breakwaters proved futile. For awhile, the tower was abandoned and another light put on a steel tower further inland from the shore. The lighthouse was recommissioned early in 1950 after wooden revetments helped reclaim some of the shoreline, making it safe to use the lighthouse once more.
However, as the shoreline continued to erode, it was decided to relocate the entire tower in 1999. The granite underneath the lighthouse's foundation was mined out and replaced with steel supports. Using hydraulic jacks, these steel supports then moved the entire tower along a system of track beams. The actual removal operation began on 17 June 1999 and was completed several weeks later, on 9 July 1999. The tower was then lowered onto a new concrete pad 883m away, and its temporary steel foundation replaced with brick. The lighthouse survived the move and a ceremonial relighting was held in November that year.
How did head smashed in buffalo jump get its name?
Why is what called "Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump?" You mean the actual cliff itself that is a World Heritage Site in Alberta? Well, it's because when the Blackfoot Indians drove buffalo off the cliff, the cliff was so tall that the buffaloes' heads would get literally smashed-in when they hit the bottom.
When was Acadia national park found?
it became a national park in February 26, 1919
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How many miles from Bar Harbor Maine to Acadia National Park?
About 6 mile by road. About 4.5 in a straight line.
What is the number of trees in Alaska's Kotzebue National Forest?
There is one tree in Kotzebue National Forest. It was planted by the service men who worked at the radar station there in Kotzebue during the cold war. The tree was surrounded by a white picket fence.
The radar station is part of the DEW (Distant Early Warning) line erected in the 1950's. The tree still stands there, surrounded by its white picket fence and an elegant sign announcing that it is the "Kotzebue National Forest". It grows very slowly because the ambient temperature is quite cool. It is, in fact, well north of the timber line, and in an area where trees do not naturally grow. The sign shows a rather more developed tree than can, in fact, be found in the entire forest... as demonstrated below. The DEW station is s few hundred yards to the left of this photo. Incidentally, camping is not allowed in the forest.
State with the largest national park?
The state that has the largest national park is Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska. The park is over eight million acres in size.
