Lipan Point Colorado River Grand Canyon is a photograph by Bob and Nadine Johnston which was uploaded on April 12th, 2012.
Lipan Point Colorado River Grand Canyon
Looking DOWN one Mile into the Grand Canyon at the Colorado River from Lipan Point... Lipan Point is a promontory located on the South Rim. This... more
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Lipan Point Colorado River Grand Canyon
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Bob and Nadine Johnston
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Photograph - Fine Art Available As Canvas Or Print
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Looking DOWN one Mile into the Grand Canyon at the Colorado River from Lipan Point... Lipan Point is a promontory located on the South Rim. This point is located to the east of the Grand Canyon Village along the Desert View Drive. There is a parking lot for visitors who care to drive along with the Canyon's bus service that routinely stops at the point. The trailhead to the Tanner Trail is located just before the parking lot. The view from Lipan Point shows a wide array of rock strata and the Unkar Creek area in the inner canyon.
The Grand Canyon is a huge fissure in the Colorado Plateau that exposes uplifted Proterozoic and Paleozoic strata, and is also one of the 19 distinct physiographic sections of the Colorado Plateau province. The Grand Canyon is known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that are beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.
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