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Western US National Parks Deep Dive

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

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