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Bryce Canyon National Park (/braɪs/) is an American national park located in southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce Canyon National Park is much smaller, and sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. The area around Bryce Canyon was originally designated as a national monument by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and was redesignated as a national park by Congress in 1928. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi; 14,502 ha; 145.02 km2) and receives substantially fewer visitors than Zion National Park (nearly 4.3 million in 2016) or Grand Canyon National Park (nearly 6 million in 2016), largely due to Bryce's more remote location. In 2016, Bryce Canyon received 2,365,110 recreational visitors, representing an increase of 35% from the prior year.
References
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- NPS visitor's guide
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- "Bryce Canyon (AD-36)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bryce-canyon-i.html. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- "About Us". Bryce Canyon Natural History Association. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080925153657/http://www.brycecanyon.org/pages/about.htm. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
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- Harris 1997, p. 50
- NPS Web site, Bryce Canyon (archived home page) https://web.archive.org/web/20080222050639/http://www.nps.gov/brca/
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- NPS website, Campgrounds
- NPS website, Lodging
