Grand Teton
[WYOMING]
National Park
United States Department of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Arno B. Cammerer, Director
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1937
DO YOU KNOW YOUR NATIONAL PARKS?
ACADIA, MAINE.—Combination ofmountain and seacoast scenery. Established1919; 24.08 square miles.
BRYCE CANYON, UTAH.—Canyonsfilled with exquisitely colored pinnacles.Established 1928; 55.06 square miles.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS, N. MEX.—Beautifullydecorated limestone cavernsbelieved largest yet discovered. Established1930; 15.56 square miles.
CRATER LAKE, OREG.—Astonishinglybeautiful lake in crater of extinctvolcano. Established 1902; 250.52square miles.
GENERAL GRANT, CALIF.—CelebratedGeneral Grant Tree and groveof Big Trees. Established 1890; 3.96square miles.
GLACIER, MONT.—Unsurpassed alpinescenery; 200 lakes; 60 glaciers.Established 1910; 1,533.88 square miles.
GRAND CANYON, ARIZ.—World'sgreatest example of erosion. Established1919; 1,009.08 square miles.
GRAND TETON, WYO.—Most spectacularportion of Teton Mountains.Established 1929; 150 square miles.
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, N. C.-TENN.—Massivemountain upliftcovered with magnificent forests.Established for protection 1930; 617square miles.
HAWAII: ISLANDS OF HAWAII ANDMAUI.—Volcanic areas of great interest,including Kilauea, famous forfrequent spectacular outbursts. Established1916; 245 square miles.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK.—Forty-seven hotsprings reserved by the Federal Governmentin 1832 to prevent exploitation ofwaters. Made national park in 1921;1.58 square miles.
LASSEN VOLCANIC, CALIF.—Onlyrecently active volcano in continentalUnited States. Established 1916; 163.32square miles.
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY.—Interestingcaverns, including spectacular onyx caveformation. Established for protection1936; 38.34 square miles.
MESA VERDE, COLO.—Most notablecliff dwellings in United States. Established1906; 80.21 square miles.
MOUNT McKINLEY, ALASKA.—Highestmountain in North America.Established 1917; 3,030.46 square miles.
MOUNT RAINIER, WASH.—Largestaccessible single-peak glacier system.Established 1899; 377.78 square miles.
PLATT, OKLA.—Sulphur and othersprings. Established 1902; 1.33 squaremiles.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN, COLO.—Peaksfrom 11,000 to 14,255 feet in heart ofRockies. Established 1915; 405.33square miles.
SEQUOIA, CALIF.—General Sherman,largest and perhaps oldest tree in theworld; outstanding groves of Sequoiagigantea. Established 1890; 604 squaremiles.
SHENANDOAH, VA.—Outstandingscenic area in Virginia section of BlueRidge. Established 1935; 275.81 squaremiles.
WIND CAVE, S. DAK.—Beautifulcavern of peculiar formations. No stalactitesor stalagmites. Established 1903;18.47 square miles.
YELLOWSTONE: WYO.-MONT.-IDAHO.—World'sgreatest geyser area,and an