Detailed facts about major western US National Parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon, one fact per card.
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- What western US National Park is home to Old Faithful and the largest concentration of geysers on Earth?
- Yellowstone National Park
- What state is most of Yellowstone National Park located in?
- Wyoming
- What geologic feature powers Yellowstone's geysers and hot springs?
- A supervolcano hotspot beneath the park
- What granite dome, split in half by glacial erosion, is one of Yosemite's most photographed landmarks?
- Half Dome
- What waterfall in Yosemite Valley is one of the tallest in North America?
- Yosemite Falls
- What sheer granite monolith in Yosemite is a world-famous destination for rock climbers?
- El Capitan
- What river carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years?
- The Colorado River
- Approximately how deep is the Grand Canyon at its deepest point?
- About one mile (over 6,000 feet)
- What rim of the Grand Canyon is higher in elevation and receives far fewer visitors, the North Rim or South Rim?
- The North Rim
- What is the tallest tree species protected in Sequoia National Park, home to the General Sherman Tree?
- The giant sequoia
- What makes the General Sherman Tree notable among all trees on Earth?
- It is the largest tree by volume
- What red rock arch, one of over 2,000 in the park, is Utah's most photographed natural arch?
- Delicate Arch
- What geologic process is primarily responsible for carving Arches National Park's sandstone arches?
- Erosion by water, ice, and wind acting on sandstone
- What lake, the deepest in the United States, fills a collapsed volcanic caldera in Oregon?
- Crater Lake
- What ancient volcano collapsed roughly 7,700 years ago to form the basin that is now Crater Lake?
- Mount Mazama