UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
HUBERT WORK, SECRETARY
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
STEPHEN T. MATHER, DIRECTOR
FOSSIL FORESTS OF THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
1928
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| THE NATIONAL PARKS AT A GLANCE. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [Number, 19; total area, 11,817 square miles.] | |||
| National parks in order of creation. | Location. | Area in square miles. | Distinctive characteristics. |
| Hot Springs 1832 | Middle Arkansas. | 1½ | 46 hot springs possessing curative properties—Many hotels and boarding houses—20 bath-houses under public control. |
| Yellowstone 1872 | Northwestern Wyoming. | 3,348 | More geysers than in all rest of world together—Boiling springs—Mud volcanoes—Petrified forests—Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, remarkable for gorgeous coloring—Large lakes—Many large streams and waterfalls—Vast wilderness, greatest wild bird and animal preserve in world—Exceptional trout fishing. |
| Sequoia 1890 | Middle eastern California. | 604 | The Big Tree National Park—Scores of sequoia trees 20 to 30 feet in diameter, thousands over 10 feet in diameter—Towering mountain ranges—Mount Whitney, highest peak in continental United States—Startling precipices—Cave of considerable size. |
| Yosemite 1890 | Middle eastern California. | 1,125 | Valley of world-famed beauty—Lofty cliffs—Romantic vistas—Many waterfalls of extraordinary height—3 groves of big trees—High Sierra—Waterwheel falls—Good trout fishing. |
| General Grant 1890 | Middle eastern California. | 4 | Created to preserve the celebrated General Grant Tree, 35 feet in diameter—6 miles from Sequoia National Park. |
| Mount Rainier 1890 | West central Washington. | 325 | Largest accessible single peak glacier system—28 glaciers, some of large size—48 square miles of glacier, 50 to 500 feet thick—Wonderful sub-alpine wild-flower fields. |
| Crater Lake 1902 | Southwestern Oregon. | 249 | Lake of extraordinary blue in crater of extinct volcano—Sides 1,000 feet high—Interesting lava formations—Fine fishing. |
| Wind Cave 1903 | South Dakota. | 17 | Cavern having many miles of galleries and numerous chambers containing peculiar formations. |
| Platt 1901 | Southern Oklahoma. | 1⅓ | Many sulphur and other springs possessing medicinal value. |
| Sullys Hill 1904 | North Dakota. | 1⅕ | Small park with woods, streams, and a lake—Is an important wild-animal preserve. |
| Mesa Verde 1906 | Southwestern Colorado. | 77 | Most notable and best pr ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |