CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

wilderness of water-eroded sandstone spires, canyons, and mesas, with Indian petroglyphs, in southeastern Utah, U.S. Established in 1964, it occupies an area of 527 square miles (1,366 square km). It surrounds the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers. The Island in the Sky (northern section) includes the Upheaval Dome (a sheer-walled crater) and Grandview Point, affording an impressive view of the park, while in the Needles section to the south are the Angel and Druid arches, gigantic balanced rock formations. The Land of Standing Rocks is at the park's western edge. Wildlife is limited largely to deer, foxes, and coyotes, and vegetation to wildflowers that grow only in the moister areas.