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Grand Canyon at a glance
This greatest of all gorges, a true natural wonder and World Heritage Site, offers as many ways to witness it as there are means of transportation. Drive along the rim, or descend into its depths--no matter how you see it, you will never forget it.
Grand Canyon history
Like a giant slash in the earth cut by nature's knife, the Grand
Canyon exposes millions of years of the planet's history, normally
buried under gigantic layers of rock. This grandest of all gorges
has inspired admiration, awe and terror in those who came to stand
on its edges and gaze into the mile-deep chasm down to the
two-billion-year old Pre-Cambrian rock at the bottom.
Grand Canyon local information
State: Arizona Country: United States Grand Canyon by the Numbers:
Population: 1,460 Elevation: 7,000 feet along the South Rim, 8,000 feet along the North Average Annual Rainfall: 16 inches at the Rim, 8.44 in the Gorge Average Annual Snowfall: 62 inches at the Rim, 0.2 in the Gorge Average January Temperature: 41 degrees F at the Rim, 56 degrees F in the Gorge Average July Temperature: 85 degrees F at the Rim, 107 degree F in the Gorge Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Tourism Ethnic Mix: 68% Caucasian, 2% African American, 10% Hispanic, 20% American Indian Time Zone: GMT-7, does not observe daylight savings Country Dialing Code: 1 Did You Know?
The Colorado River began cutting into the layers of rock 6 million
years ago, forming what we now know as the Grand Canyon. The
resulting exposed walls of rock date back 250 million years.
Scattered rocks located at the bottom of the canyon date back as
far as 2 billion years. Orientation:
The Grand Canyon spans the northern border of Arizona.
Grand Canyon weather
Average Temperatures
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Average Annual
Rainfall:
25.7" / 56.4 cm
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