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
Declared in
1964
Region
Utah (USA)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo, Polar / frío
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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.
Location
See on the interactive map25 species documented in Canyonlands
Least ConcernPuma
Puma concolor
Least ConcernÁguila real
Aquila chrysaetos
Ciervo mulo
Odocoileus hemionus
Least ConcernCoyote
Canis latrans
Least ConcernCuervo grande
Corvus corax
Least ConcernHalcón peregrino
Falco peregrinus
Least ConcernLagarto de collar
Crotaphytus collaris
Liebre de cola negra
Lepus californicus
Zorro kit
Vulpes macrotis
Aura gallipavo
Cathartes aura
Avispa cazadora de grillos
Sphex pensylvanicus
Avispa tarántula gigante
Pepsis grossa
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in United States, where Canyonlands lies.
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Least ConcernBrown Bear
Ursus arctos
Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))
Least ConcernSockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Ahora es buena época: Osos pardos pescando salmón en Brooks Falls (Junio a septiembre (pico en julio))
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