Capitol Reef National Park

Navajo Dome Capitol Reef NP photo by NPS

Capitol Reef National Park preserves the 100-mile-long Waterpocket Fold, an uplift of sandstone cliffs with highly colored sedimentary layers. Dome-shaped white-cap rock accounts for the name. Preserved is rock art of the Fremont Culture and a historic Mormon settlement.

Capitol Reef was made a National Monument on August 2, 1937 and redesignated a National Park on December 18, 1971.

Acreage-241,904 Federal: 241,234 Nonfederal: 669

Capitol Reef is located in southcentral Utah. The closest town is Torrey, Utah on state highway 24.

Capitol Reef National Park – NPS.gov Official Site

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	Capitol Reef National Park Navajo Dome Capitol Reef NP photo by NPS Capitol Reef National Park preserves the 100-mile-long Waterpocket Fold, an uplift of sandstone cliffs with highly colored sedimentary layers. Dome-shaped white-cap rock accounts for the name. Preserved is rock art of the Fremont Culture and a historic Mormon settlement. Capitol Reef was made a National Monument on August 2, 1937 and redesignated a National Park on December 18, 1971. Acreage-241,904 Federal: 241,234 Nonfederal: 669 Capitol Reef is located in southcentral Utah. The closest town is Torrey, Utah on state highway 24. Capitol Reef National Park – NPS.gov Official Site Related Posts Arches National Park Canyonlands National Park Yosemite National Park Zion National Park Biscayne National Park Posted in National Parks « Canyonlands National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park »
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