Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is a site of scientific and historic interest on the northern edge of the Grand Canyon, in northwest Arizona. The area covers 1,048,316 acres (424,238 ha), bigger than Rhode Island. It is jointly managed by the National Park Service (208,447 acres) and the Bureau of Land Management (808,744 acres).

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
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Author: Bureau of Land Management Photo


Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is sited on high ground, with elevation ranging from 1,230 ft (370 m) at Grand Wash Bay to 8,029 ft (2,447 m) at Mount Trumbull. Within the site are four wilderness areas namely the Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness, Mount Logan Wilderness, Mount Trumbull Wilderness and Paiute Wilderness.

Among the features of the national monument are pre-historic petroglyphs and caves.

Visiting Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona

At the moment it is difficult to visit, as the site has no paved roads and no visitor services. You have to get more details and maps at the nearest information centers such as the Interagency Information Center in St. George, Utah, Phone (435) 688-3246 or the Pipe Springs National Monument Visitor Center in Fredonia, Arizona, Phone (928) 643 7105.

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