How much square miles is the grand canyon?

How much land does the Grand Canyon take up?

The Grand Canyon Nationall Park has an area of 1,902 square miles.

How much area is in the Grand Canyon?

The National Park covers 1,902 square miles.

The biggest canyon on mars in much bigger than the What?

The biggest canyon on Mars, Valles Marineris, is much larger than the Grand Canyon on Earth. Valles Marineris stretches over 2,500 miles in length, up to 7 miles in depth, and reaches widths of up to 120 miles. In contrast, the Grand Canyon is approximately 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and has a depth of about 1 mile.

How does Hells Canyon and the Grand Canyon compare?

Both are exceptional places to visit but the Grand Canyon takes the Blue Ribbon in this competition. Depending on how and where it is measured, the Snake River has carved Hells Canyon deeper by 2,000 feet, but at 10 miles in length, it is dwarfed by the 277 miles of the Grand Canyon carved by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is easily accessible, has a much greater variety and length of trails and better amenities.

What canyon is in the western US?

The Grand Canyon is in the western US.The "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania" is in the east, but is much smaller than the Grand Canyon in the west.

How many miles from the Grand Canyon to 4 Corners?

It's about 250 highway miles from the 4-Corners to the main settlement of the Grand Canyon (the area with all the hotels and development on the South Rim). The Grand Canyon itself is over 100 miles long, though, so parts of it are closer and parts are farther. The North Rim would be a much longer drive, for instance.

Is the canyon Valles Marineris almost as big as the Grand Canyon?

No, Vales Marineris is much bigger than the Grand Canyon.

Why is it that Arizona is known for its beauty?

grand canyon, not that much pollution, less cities, ...GRAND CANYON!

How much water would it take to fill the grand canyon?

The Grand Canyon, located in Arizona, is one of largest natural wonders in America. It would take approximately 2500 cubic miles of dirt to fill the canyon up.

Is The biggest canyon on Mars is much bigger than the?

The answer is: Grand Canyon

Where The largest canyon of US?

The Canyon is 120 miles long, as much as 20 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of more than 800 feet. Its elevation at the rim is 3,500 feet above sea level. It is often claimed that Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. The largest, the Grand Canyon, is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and 6,000 ft. deep.

How big is Grand Canyon National Park?

The answer to this question depends on how you want to measure it. Here are several answers from the Grand Canyon National Park web site: (http://www.grand.canyon.national-park.com/size.htm) The park includes over a million acres of land: 1,218,376 acres / 493,077 hectares, or 1,904 square miles / 4931 square km. Most people measure the canyon in Colorado River miles. By that standard, Grand Canyon is 277 miles / 446 km long. It begins at Lees Ferry and ends at Grand Wash Cliffs. The Colorado River is longer than Grand Canyon, flowing 1,450 miles / 2,333 km from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to the Gulf of California in Mexico. Grand Canyon is only one of many beautiful canyons carved by the river. Others include Cataract Canyon and Glen Canyon, the latter now lying beneath the waters of Lake Powell. Most people agree, however, that Grand Canyon is the most spectacular. No other place in the world looks quite like it. Width and depth of the canyon vary from place to place. At the South Rim, near Grand Canyon Village, it's a vertical mile (about 5,000 feet / 1,524 m) from rim to river, or 7 miles / 11.3 km by trail. At its deepest, it is 6,000 vertical feet / 1,829 m from rim to river. The width of the canyon at Grand Canyon Village is 10 miles / 16 km (rim to rim), though in places it is as much as 18 miles / 29 km wide. A tripto the bottom of the canyon and back (on foot or by mule) is a two day journey. Rim to rim hikers generally take three days one way to get from the North Rim to the South Rim. A trip through Grand Canyon by raft can take two weeks or longer. Experiencedbackpackers have spent weeks in the more remote areas of the canyon.