THE NATIONAL PARKS AT A GLANCE. 



[Number, 19; total area, 10,859 square miles.] 



National parks in 

 order of creation. 



Location. 



Area in 

 square 

 miles. 



Distinctive characteristics. 





Middle Arkansas 





48 hot springs possessing curative properties — 

 Many hotels and boarding houses — 20 bath- 

 houses under public control. 



1832 







Yellowstone 



Northwestern Wyo- 

 ming. 



3,348 



More geysers than in all rest of world together— 

 Boiling springs — Mud volcanoes — Petrified for 

 ests — Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, re- 

 markable for gorgeous coloring— Large lakes- 

 Many large streams and waterfalls— Vast wil- 

 derness, greatest wild bird and animal preserve 



' in world— Exceptional trout fishing. 



1872 



Sequoia 



Middle eastern Cali- 



252 



The Big Tree National Park— 12,000 sequoia trees 

 over 10 feet in diameter, some 25 to 36 feet in 

 diameter— Towering mountain ranges— Start- 

 ling precipices— Cave of considerable size. 



1890 



fornia. 



Yosemite 



Middle eastern Cali- 



1,125 



Valley of world-famed beauty— Lofty clifis— Ro- 

 mantic vistas— Many waterfalls of extraor- 

 dinary height — 3 groves of big trees — High 

 Sierra— Waterwheel falls— Good trout fishing. 



1890 



fornia. 



1890 



Middle eastern Cali- 

 fornia. 



4 



Created to preserve the celebrated General Grant 

 Tree, 35 feet in diameter — 6 miles from Sequoia 

 National Park. 



Mount Rainier 



1899 



West central Wash- 

 ington. 



324 



Largest accessible single peak glacier system — 28 

 glaciers, some of large size — 48 square miles of 

 glacier, 50 to 500 feet thick — Wonderful sub- 

 alpine wild flower fields. 





Southwestern Oregon . 



249 



Lake of extraordinary blue in crater of extinct 

 volcano — Sides l,OO0feet high — Interesting lava 

 formations— Fine fishing. 



1902 



Wind CaA' e 





17 



Cavern having many miles of galleries and numer- 

 ous chambers containing peculiar formations. 



1903 





Piatt 



Southern Oklahoma... 





Many sulphur and other springs possessing 

 medicinal value. 



1904 



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JNortn Dakota 



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Small park with woods, streams, and a lake — Is 

 an important wild-animal preserve. 



1904 









Southwestern Colo- 





Most notable and best preserved prehistoric clifl 

 dwellings in United States, if not in the world. 



1906 



rado. 





Glacier 



Northwestern Mon- 



1,534 



Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed Alpine 

 character — 250 glacier-fed lakes of romantic 

 beauty— 60 small glaciers— Precipices thou- 

 sands of feet deep — Almost sensational scenery 

 of marked individuality — Fine trout fishing. 



1910 



tana. 





Hocky Mountain 



1915 



North middle Colo- 

 rado. 



397 J 



Heart of the Rockies— Snowy range, peaks 11,000 

 to 14,250 feet altitude — Remarkable records of 

 glacial period. 



Hawaii 



Hawaii 



118 



Three separate areas — Kilauea and Mauna Loa 

 on Hawaii; Haleakala on Maui. 



1910 





L/&sscn VolC3.iiic 

 1916 



Northern C^alifornia 



124 



Only active volcano in United States proper — 

 Lassen Peak 10,465 feet— Cinder Cone 6,879 

 feet — Hot springs — Mud geysers. 



Mount McKiulcy . . . 

 1917 



South central Alaska.. 



2,200 



Highest moimtain in North America — Rises 

 higher above surroimding country than any 

 other mountain in the world. 



Grand Canyon 



1919 



North central Ari- 

 zona. 



958 



The greatest example of erosion and the most 

 sublime spectacle in the world. 



Lafayette 



Maine coast 



8 



The group of granite moimtains upon Mount 

 Desert Island. 



1919 







Zion 



Southwestern Utah . . . 



120 



Magnificent gorge (Zion Canyon), depth from 800 

 to 2,000 feet, with precipitous walls— Of great 

 beauty and scenic interest. 



1919 



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