Geography īryce Canyon National Park lies within the Colorado Plateau geographic province of North America and straddles the southeastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau west of the Paunsaugunt Faults ( Paunsaugunt is Paiute for "home of the beaver"). In 2018, Bryce Canyon received 2,679,478 recreational visitors, an increase of 107,794 visitors from the prior year. The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi 14,502 ha 145.02 km 2) and receives substantially fewer visitors than Zion National Park (nearly 4.3 million in 2016) or Grand Canyon National Park (nearly 6 million in 2016), largely due to Bryce's more remote location. Harding in 1923 and was redesignated as a national park by Congress in 1928. The area around Bryce Canyon was originally designated as a national monument by President Warren G. The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874. Bryce Canyon National Park is much smaller and sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park. The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors. Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.
Garfield County and Kane County, Utah, United Statesģ7☃5′N 112☁1′W / 37.583°N 112.183°W / 37.583 -112.183īryce Canyon National Park ( / b r aɪ s/) is an American national park located in southwestern Utah.
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