Bryce Canyon National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah.
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11 Facts About Bryce Canyon
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Bryce Canyon is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks.
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Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874.
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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.
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Bryce Canyon was not formed from erosion initiated from a central stream, meaning it technically is not a canyon.
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The weather in Bryce Canyon is therefore cooler, and the park receives more precipitation: a total of 15 to 18 inches per year.
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The Bryce Canyon family chose to live right below Bryce Canyon Amphitheater—the main collection of hoodoos in the park.
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Bryce Canyon has one of the highest concentrations of hoodoos of any place on Earth.
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Forests and meadows of Bryce Canyon provide the habitat to support diverse animal life including foxes, badgers, porcupines, elk, skunks, black bears, bobcats, and woodpeckers.
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Bryce Canyon has eight marked and maintained hiking trails that can be hiked in less than a day.
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The 114-room Bryce Canyon Lodge is another way to stay overnight in the park.
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