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Archive for the 'National Parks' CategoryNorth Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park NPS Picture North Cascades National Park is a wilderness park with high jagged peaks that intercept moisture laden winds, producing glaciers, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, lush forests, and a great diversity of plants and animals. North Cascades NP was established October 2, 1968. Total Acreage: 504,780, Federal: 504,633, Nonfederal:147. Read the rest of this entry » Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park NPS photo Mount Rainier National Park encompasses the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States that radiates from the summit and slopes of an ancient volcano, with dense forests and subalpine flowered meadows below. Mt. Rainier NP was established March 2, 1899. Mt. Rainier was designated a National Historic Landmark District in March 1997 to showcase 1920s and 1930s NPS Rustic style architecture. Total Acreage: 235,625, all federal. Read the rest of this entry » Lake Clark National Park Lake Clark National Park photo by NPS Lake Clark National Park is located in the heart of the Chigmit mountains, the park and preserve contain great geologic diversity, including jagged peaks, granite spires, and two symmetrical active volcanoes. Over a score of glacially carved lakes rim the mountain mass. Lake Clark, over 40 miles long, is the largest lake here and also the headwaters for red salmon spawning. Lake Clark NP was proclaimed Lake Clark National Monument December 1, 1978; established as Lake Clark National Park and Preserve December 2, 1980. National Park Acreage: 2,619,733, Federal: 2,226,807, Nonfederal: 392,926, National Preserve Acreage: 1,410,291, Federal: 1,209,360, Nonfederal: 200,931 Read the rest of this entry » Isle Royal National Park Isle Royal National Park Picture by NPS Isle Royal National Park protects the largest island in Lake Superior, and is distinguished by its wilderness character, timber wolves, moose herd, and pre-Columbian copper mines. You can only access the island by boat or float plane. Isle Royal NP was established April 3, 1940 and designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Total Acreage: 571,790, Federal: 539,281, Nonfederal: 32,508, Land area: 133,781. Read the rest of this entry » Guadalupe Mountains National Park El Capitan Guadalupe Mountains NP Photo by NPS Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a lofty mountain mass rising out of the Chihuahuan desert that is part of the world’s most significant Permian limestone fossil reef. The park includes spectacular canyons and unusual plants and animals. Guadalupe Mountains NP was established September 30, 1972. Total Acreage: 86,415, Federal: 86,189, Nonfederal: 226. Read the rest of this entry » |
