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Mileage: Mount Carmel Jct.
Tuweep 90 miles
South Canyon 75 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Zion Park 12 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles
The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes the Grand Canyon! Plan your North Rim Grand Canyon vacation with
our Arizona Maps and Information In these pages you will find insiders information
on the best Grand Canyon hikes and Backpacks including Tuweep and South Canyon
Trails. This detailed guide includes road maps, park maps, pictures, trail beta,
backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna, campgrounds, things for kids
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Making grand memories in the Arizona national parks.
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Grand
Canyon North Rim Road Map
Directions to North Rim Grand Canyon: From Zion National Park,
take on U-9 through the park to Mt. Carmel Jct. Turn south on US-89 to Kanab.
There is only one stop light in Kanab; this is where US-89 changes to ALT 89.
Fredonia, Arizona is 6 miles. In Fredona take 89A to Jacob lake (36 miles), then
take AZ 67 to the Grand Canyon North Rim park entrance.
Winter Road Conditions and
Highway 67 Road Closures
The Grand Canyon North Rim offers many
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Grand Canyon Geology
The big picture of the Grand Canyon's immense geology is revealed when leaving
Jacob Lake, driving towards Kanab on highway 89A, the stairsteps of the Grand
Staircase Escalante National Monument are evident. The North Rim Grand Canyon
is the bottom step of the Grand Staircase.
The Grand Staircase extends
150 miles from bottom to top and rises 3500' in elevation. The bottom step is
the oldest layer and this layer is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The youngest
section is the pink cliffs that are usually considered to be: Bryce Canyon, Red
Canyon and Cedar Breaks. Each of the main risers in the Grand Staircase are named
for their colors: pink, gray, white, vermillion and chocolate. The Grand Staircase
National Monument is huge, consisting of about two million acres of plateaus,
mesas, buttes and slot canyons. Even though the North Rim of the Grand Canyon,
Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Red Canyon and Cedar Breaks make up much of
the geology of the Grand Staircase they are not within the boundaries of the
monument.
One of the Seven Wonders of the World
The geological wonders of the Grand Canyon do not end with the Grand Staircase,
the park is known all over the world as a geological showplace.
The Canyon is 2 Billion Years in the making
Huge and colorful, the Grand Canyon is a sight to see. The bright colors of
the rock formation are due to small amounts of minerals, most containing iron.
The Grand Canyon is two-billion years in the making, over a mile deep and almost
three-hundred miles long. Over vast amounts of time, mountains were built and
and a rock wonder evolved. Six-million years of erosion carved and sculpted the
land of northern Arizona. Sediment set down in unparalleled configurations and
forms; shifting, uplifting and carving the Grand Canyon. Layers of rock, laid
down like a great history book holds dear treasures between its covers. It tells
the story of half of all historic time on earth! Here, in the rock strata, from
the canyon bottom to the rim, is the canyon's story. The expected fossils are
there, as well as evidence of volcanoes, ancient sand dunes, deserts, seas, rivers
and mountains.
The Colorado River divided the Grand Canyon into four Plateaus
Millions of years ago water flowed through the mountains, starting as just
a trickle and finally becoming a stream that carved its way through the many
layers of soft rock. Erosion continued until the stream of water became the massive
Colorado River. The force of the water drilled through the Kaibab Limestone,
down to the Coconino Sandstone and Hermit Shale and on through the other layers
until finally the oldest rocks were uncovered. The Colorado River divided the
Grand Canyon into four plateaus. Today the Colorado River drains water from seven
states.
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