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    present path. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, and adjacent areas of the canyon itself. The rest of the park is extremely...
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    a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).: 902  The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National...
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  • Canyon Rim). Canyon rim is notable for Canyon Rim Park, Tanner Park, and Parleys Historic Nature Park. The area formerly in Canyon Rim CDP is part of...
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  • Rim of the Canyon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Nan Leslie, and Thurston...
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    Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a national park of the United States located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service...
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    Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barrancas del Cobre) is a group of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua...
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    Rim by stagecoach. In 1901 the Grand Canyon Railway was opened from Williams, Arizona, to the South Rim, and the development of formal tourist facilities...
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    Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Its population...
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    Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. As one of the largest...
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    west rim of the canyon is 700 feet (210 m) higher than the east rim. The average elevation of the west rim is 7,200 feet (2,200 m) while the east rim elevation...
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    geology of the canyon and its surroundings. A paved, wheelchair-accessible trail about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) long overlooks the rim of the canyon. The park also...
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    The Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Arequipa. With a depth of about 1000...
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    encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska...
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    seen on the walls of the Grand Canyon. In many places, the Rim is capped or buried by the extensive basaltic lava flows. [citation needed] The uppermost...
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    The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). The area is in portions of Garfield County and Kane County. The Bryce Canyon area...
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    The Grand Canyon Railway (reporting mark GCRX) is a heritage railroad which carries passengers between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon...
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    the rock face the panel on which it was made and the second damaging part of the panel. The Horseshoe Canyon trailhead is located on the west rim of the...
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    A trail follows the rim of the canyon offering hikers views of the falls and its geology. The gorge is 3 miles (4.8 km) long; the river drops 370 feet...
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    north of the Colorado River including the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Prior to completion of the first Navajo Bridge, one of the only Colorado...
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    The geology of the Grand Canyon area includes one of the most complete and studied sequences of rock on Earth. The nearly 40 major sedimentary rock layers...
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    Kaibab squirrel (category Natural history of the Grand Canyon)
    area of 20 by 40 miles (32 by 64 km). The squirrel's habitat is confined entirely to the ponderosa pine forests of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National...
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    Visrivier Canyon or Visrivier Kuil, German: Fischfluss Canyon), is located in the south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa, as well as the second...
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    at the south end of the park to 575 feet (175 m) above sea level at the north end and along the eastern rim of the canyon; the walls of the canyon are...
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    downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, near Interstate 40. The canyon rim elevation is 6,690 ft (2,040 m); the canyon's floor is 350 ft (110 m) lower. A 0.9 mi (1.4 km)...
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    rare plant species as well as endangered animal species. Along the rim of the canyon are many basalt cliffs that are used by rock climbers. Distance:...
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    pets. Helmcken Canyon: A 30-minute walk west from the main viewpoint follows the rim of Helmcken Canyon to an overlook of the meeting of the Murtle and Clearwater...
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    Bright Angel Trail (category Hiking trails in Grand Canyon National Park)
    Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, descending 4380 feet to the Colorado River. It has an average grade of 10% along its entire length...
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    an average depth of 600 metres (2,000 ft). The difference in elevation between the rim of the canyon (1,520 metres (4,990 ft)) and the river (1,000 metres...
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  • frequented by photographers who, from the canyon rim, were able to photograph jets flying beneath them. The canyon rim can be reached from Father Crowley...
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    inspired by the work of Antoni Gaudi. The Lawson Rock House in Ransom Canyon Robert Bruno's Steel House overlooking the rim at Ransom Canyon On June 25...
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