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Puzzle 42 · The Colorado Plateau · Page 64 in print

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon is not a canyon but a series of more than a dozen amphitheaters, each carved at least a thousand feet into the limestone of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.

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Scenic view of the main amphitheater from Bryce Point with numerous hoodoos visible

Bryce Canyon's intricate rock landscape.

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Tropic ditch water turns into a waterfall near the Mossy Cave Trail

Tropic Ditch falls near the Mossy Cave Trail.

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  1. Claron

    The Claron Formation, the sedimentary rock formation sculpted into Bryce's hoodoos.

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  2. Ebenezer Bryce

    Ebenezer Bryce, the settler whose logging road gave the canyon its English name.

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  3. Fairyland

    Fairyland Point, the overlook connected with the Fairyland Loop trail.

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  4. Frost Wedging

    Frost wedging, the freezing and expansion of water that cracks Bryce's rock.

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  5. Hoodoos

    Hoodoos, the irregularly eroded rock spires at Bryce Canyon.

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  6. Navajo Loop

    Navajo Loop, the trail descending from Sunset Point into the amphitheater.

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  7. Paiute

    The Paiute people, an Indigenous people with historical connections to the Bryce region.

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  8. Paunsaugunt

    The Paunsaugunt Plateau, the plateau whose eastern edge contains Bryce's amphitheaters.

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  9. Pink Cliffs

    The Pink Cliffs, the colorful upper cliffs of the Grand Staircase at Bryce.

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  10. Queens Garden

    Queens Garden, the named trail area below Sunrise Point.

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  11. Rainbow Point

    Rainbow Point, a named overlook at the southern end of the park road.

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  12. Silent City

    Silent City, the dense rows of hoodoos beside Sunset Point.

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  13. Sunrise Point

    Sunrise Point, a named overlook at Bryce Canyon.

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  14. Sunset Point

    Sunset Point, the overlook above Thor's Hammer and the Silent City.

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  15. Thor's Hammer

    Thor's Hammer, the named hoodoo below Sunset Point.

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Sources

  1. Park Brochure - Bryce Canyon National ParkNational Park Service
  2. A Pioneer Story - Bryce Canyon National ParkNational Park Service
  3. History & Culture - Bryce Canyon National ParkNational Park Service
  4. Sunset PointNational Park Service
  5. Bryce PointNational Park Service

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