<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Bryce Canyon National Park </Td> </Tr> <P> Bryce Canyon National Park / braɪs / is a United States national park located in southwestern Utah . The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau . Bryce is distinctive due to geological structures called hoodoos, formed by frost weathering and stream erosion of the river and lake bed sedimentary rocks . The red, orange, and white colors of the rocks provide spectacular views for park visitors . Bryce sits at a much higher elevation than nearby Zion National Park . The rim at Bryce varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet (2,400 to 2,700 m). </P> <P> The Bryce Canyon area was settled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850s and was named after Ebenezer Bryce, who homesteaded in the area in 1874 . The area around Bryce Canyon was originally designated as a national monument by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and was redesignated as a national park by Congress in 1928 . The park covers 35,835 acres (55.992 sq mi; 14,502 ha; 145.02 km) and receives substantially fewer visitors than Zion National Park (nearly 4.3 million in 2016) or Grand Canyon National Park (nearly 6 million in 2016), largely due to Bryce's more remote location . In 2016, Bryce Canyon received 2,365,110 recreational visitors, representing an increase of 35% from the prior year . </P> <P> Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southwestern Utah about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of and 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Zion National Park . The weather in Bryce Canyon is therefore cooler, and the park receives more precipitation: a total of 15 to 18 inches (380 to 460 mm) per year . Yearly temperatures vary from an average minimum of 9 ° F (− 13 ° C) in January to an average maximum of 83 ° F (28 ° C) in July, but extreme temperatures can range from − 30 to 97 ° F (− 34 to 36 ° C). The record high temperature in the park was 98 ° F (37 ° C) on July 14, 2002 . The record low temperature was − 28 ° F (− 33 ° C) on December 10, 1972 . </P>

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