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Welcome to Palo Duro Canyon!
You have reached a private website, not affiliated with the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, or the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. This site focuses on photographs of people, places, and events in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park area and Canyon, Texas. A short description of the Palo Duro Canyon, courtesy of wikipedia.org:
"Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the city of Amarillo, Texas. As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 60 mi (97 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places. Its depth is around 820 ft (250 m), but in some locations it can increase up to 997 ft (304 m).
Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been named "The Grand Canyon of Texas" both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls similar to those in the Grand Canyon. The canyon was formed by the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which initially winds along the level surface of the Llano Estacado of West Texas, then suddenly and dramatically runs off the Caprock Escarpment. Water erosion over the millennia has shaped the canyon's geological formations.
Notable canyon formations include caves and hoodos. One of the best known and the major signature feature of the canyon is the Lighthouse Peak. A multiuse, six-mile round trip loop trail is dedicated to the formation. The middle portion of the trail can be hot with little shade, and hikers should take plenty of water.
The painter Georgia O'Keefe , who lived in nearby Amarillo and Canyon early in the 20th century, wrote of the Palo Duro: "It is a burning, seething cauldron, filled with dramatic light and color."
Information above provided courtesy of wikipedia.org and has been published under the Creative Commons Attributions - Share Alike License.
*Misc. Info: Few people know it, but Palo Duro Canyon, owned by the State of Texas, is a "National Natural Landmark", one of 20 such designations in the State of Texas. This official designation was issued by the United States Department of Interior, in 1976.
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Last Site Update: February 5, 2024
You have reached a private website, not affiliated with the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, or the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. This site focuses on photographs of people, places, and events in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park area and Canyon, Texas. A short description of the Palo Duro Canyon, courtesy of wikipedia.org:
"Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the city of Amarillo, Texas. As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 60 mi (97 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places. Its depth is around 820 ft (250 m), but in some locations it can increase up to 997 ft (304 m).
Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been named "The Grand Canyon of Texas" both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls similar to those in the Grand Canyon. The canyon was formed by the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, which initially winds along the level surface of the Llano Estacado of West Texas, then suddenly and dramatically runs off the Caprock Escarpment. Water erosion over the millennia has shaped the canyon's geological formations.
Notable canyon formations include caves and hoodos. One of the best known and the major signature feature of the canyon is the Lighthouse Peak. A multiuse, six-mile round trip loop trail is dedicated to the formation. The middle portion of the trail can be hot with little shade, and hikers should take plenty of water.
The painter Georgia O'Keefe , who lived in nearby Amarillo and Canyon early in the 20th century, wrote of the Palo Duro: "It is a burning, seething cauldron, filled with dramatic light and color."
Information above provided courtesy of wikipedia.org and has been published under the Creative Commons Attributions - Share Alike License.
*Misc. Info: Few people know it, but Palo Duro Canyon, owned by the State of Texas, is a "National Natural Landmark", one of 20 such designations in the State of Texas. This official designation was issued by the United States Department of Interior, in 1976.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments, ideas or suggestions, or would like to advertise on this website, by clicking on the email icon at the top right of this page, or sending an email to: info@palodurocanyon.net
Thank you for dropping by!
Copyright © 2014 - 2024 PaloDuroCanyon.net All Rights Reserved
Last Site Update: February 5, 2024
Palo Duro Canyon - Best State Park in the State of Texas - Texas Country Reporter youtube.com video below:
USA Today: Palo Duro Canyon, Cadillac Ranch Among Top Texas Attractionshttps://t.co/f4E8dOwb0Ehttps://t.co/u1tXlgP5nw pic.twitter.com/ZJG88CvE12
— Mark Burris (@domainer78) May 15, 2017
TripAdvisor.com Reviews of Palo Duro Canyon State Park Here:
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