| Grand Canyon Parashant Canyon National
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| | unmarked routes or requires bushwhacking
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| Monument is not as well known as it's
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| | through dense brush or rugged terrain.
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| bigger sister next door. On January 11,
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| | Grand Canyon Parashant provides a sense
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| 2000, President Bill Clinton established
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| | of solitude to those who trek into its
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| the 1.1-million-acre Monument. This vast
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| | isolated areas. Located on the edge of
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| monument protects much of the Shivwits
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| | the Grand Canyon, the Monument's
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| Plateau. The Shivwits is ecologically
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| | expansive landscape showcases both
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| unique because it's where the Sonoran,
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| | natural and cultural history.
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| Great Basin, and Mojave Deserts
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| | Of the points of interest in the
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| intersect. This region is a wildlife
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| | Monument, here are the ones that the
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| habitat for several endangered or
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| | Bureau of Land Management point out:
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| threatened species. California condors,
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| | -Virgin River Gorge Campground
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| desert tortoises, willow flycatchers,
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| | -Condor Release Viewing Site
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| bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope
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| | -Pakoon Springs
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| call this area home.
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| | -Mt Trumbull Schoolhouse
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| This is a very remote and undeveloped
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| | -Sawmill Historic Site
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| Monument. Grand Canyon-Parashant National
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| | -Witch's Point
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| Monument is located in northwest Arizona,
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| | -Uinkaret Pueblo
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| bordered by the Colorado River and the
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| | -Nampaweap Petroglyph Site
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| Grand Canyon National Park to the south
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| | -Tuweep Ranger Station
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| and east, Nevada and Lake Mead to the
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| | -Toroweap Campground
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| west. Many people fly into Las Vegas as a
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| | -Toroweap Overlook
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| Hub, and plan their visit from there.
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| | -Tassi Spring
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| The Monument information center is
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| | -Pearce Ferry Campground
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| located in the lobby of the BLM Office in
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| | -Pearce Ferry
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| St. George, Utah. The address is 345 E.
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| | To travel here, you must use caution, as
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| Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah, 84790.
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| | it is off the beaten track. You must have
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| There you will find maps, field guides,
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| | the appropriate maps to find your way to
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| books, and other items. Staff members are
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| | and around the Monument. There are entry
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| available to answer questions and provide
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| | roads from Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
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| safety information.
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| | Plan your entrance point by your travel
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| If you decide to add this to your
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| | route. There are no paved roads or
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| adventure tours, here is the mileage from
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| | visitor services within the Monument's
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| closest major cities: To Saint George
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| | million-plus acres, so visitors need to
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| from Las Vegas 118 miles, 190 km, From
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| | be prepared by traveling with an
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| Phoenix 435 miles, 700 km, From Denver
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| | appropriate high-clearance vehicle
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| 631 miles, 1015 km.
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| | equipped with two full-sized spare tires.
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| There are only two semi-maintained trails
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| | Some content provided by The National
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| in the Monument - Mt. Trumbull and Mt.
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| | Park Service and AZ BLM.
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| Dellenbaugh. All other hiking is on
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