The Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument covers 1,054,264 acres bordering Grand Canyon National Park. Similarly, this monument is a scientific treasure, containing deep canyons, mountains, isolated buttes and colorful vistas. Undeformed Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rock layers provide insight to the geologic history of the Colorado Plateau. Unique vegetation ranges from desert plants at 1,200 feet to old-growth ponderosa pine at 8,000-foot Mt. Trumbull, Mt. Logan and the Parashant area.
Total size: 1,054,264 acres

Location:
Situated on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern Arizona within the Colorado River drainage, the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument borders the Grand Canyon National Park to the south and the state of Nevada to the west, encompassing a portion of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Historical Facts:
Human use over the past centuries is evident. Prehistoric remains include rock art images, quarries, villages, watchtowers, farms, burial sites, caves, trails and camps. Reminders of remote family ranches and early homesteaders are abundant-ranch structures and corrals, fences, water tanks and sawmill ruins. Old mining sites date from the 1870s to the early twentieth century.
Designation Date: January 11, 2000, by President William J. Clinton

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BLM Homepage (Arizona)

Grand Canyon-Parashant Photo Gallery/BLM

Grand Canyon-Parashant Background/BLM

Grand Canyon-Parashant Overview/NPS

Grand Canyon-Parashant Activities/NPS

Grand Canyon-Parashant Facts/NPS

Grand Canyon-Parashant Location and Maps/NPS

Grand Canyon-Parashant History/NPS

Grand Canyon-Parashant Plan Your Visit/NPS

Managing Agency:
Bureau of Land Management
BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
345 East Riverside Drive
St. George, UT 84790
(435) 688-3200

National Park Service
601 Nevada Highway
Boulder City, NV 89005
Visitor Information
(702) 293-8907

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