Capitol Reef is a photograph by Steve Berkley which was uploaded on December 17th, 2023.
Capitol Reef
Capitol Reef National Park is an American national park located in south-central Utah. The park was established in 1971 to preserve 241,904 acres of... more
Title
Capitol Reef
Artist
Steve Berkley
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Photograph
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Capitol Reef National Park is an American national park located in south-central Utah. The park was established in 1971 to preserve 241,904 acres of desert landscape and is open all year. Capitol Reef National Park was initially designated a national monument on August 2, 1937, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in order to protect the area's colorful canyons, ridges, buttes, and monoliths; however, it was not until 1950 that the area officially opened to the public. The park was named for whitish Navajo Sandstone cliffs with dome formations (similar to the white domes often placed on capitol buildings) that run from the Fremont River to Pleasant Creek on the Waterpocket Fold. The local word reef refers to any rocky barrier to land travel, just as ocean reefs are barriers to sea travel.
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December 17th, 2023
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