Canyonlands

National Park
United States · Utah (USA)
Utah (USA)Declared in 19641,366 km²

The largest and least developed of Utah's five national parks, divided by the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers

Area

1,366 km²

Protection category

UICN II

Parque nacionalwhat the IUCN categories mean

Declared in

1964

Region

Utah (USA)

Climate

Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo, Polar / frío

Best time

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Area
1,366 km²

Highlight

The largest and least developed of Utah's five national parks, divided by the confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers

Declared in 1964, it is the largest and least developed of Utah's five national parks, split into three remote districts by the physical confluence of the Colorado and Green rivers at the park's heart, which makes it all but impossible to move between its sections without leaving the park and driving hours around. Its Island in the Sky district, on a raised mesa, offers panoramas routinely compared to those of the Grand Canyon for their sheer scale.

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25 species documented in Canyonlands

7 Mammals9 Birds2 Reptiles4 Insecta3 Arachnida

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in United States, where Canyonlands lies.

DesiertoBosque templadoTundra / polarHumedal

Experiences in this park

Observación de aves

Wildlife you can see now

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Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))

Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))

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