C PROPOSED NATIONAL PARKS
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RegionLocationCharacteristics
Grand Cañon Arizona The Grand Cañon.
Mount Evans Near Denver, Colorado Magnificent peak, primeval forests, lakes, and alpine flora.
Mount Baker (the Indian Kulshan) Northwestern Washington Extinct or sleeping volcano; thirty square miles of glaciers, forests, and wild flowers.
Sawtooth Mountains Central Idaho Precipitous mountains, alpine lakes, heavy forests, flowery meadows, clear streams.
Ozark Mountains Northern Arkansas Rare river and mountain landscapes.
Mount McGregor Northeastern Iowa Rare combination of river, hill, forest, bluff, and plains.
Pajarito Cliff Cities Pajarito Plateau, near Santa Fé, New Mexico. Many vast prehistoric ruins of wonderful Indian civilization.
Mount Mitchell Western North Carolina Highest peak east of the Rockies, 6711 feet high; quiet scenery of the South Appalachians.
Pike's Peak Central Colorado The most frequently climbed 14,000-foot peak in the world; excellent view-point, rising abruptly from the plains.
Dunes Northern Indiana Lake Shore; extraordinary aggregation of plants from warm, cold, wet and dry zones.
San Juan Southwestern Colorado Magnificent mountains, individual in form and color, with large scene-commanding plateaus.
Grand Mesa Western Colorado Lake-dotted plateau that towers near splendid horizons.
Bighorn Mountains Northern Wyoming A towering, rocky, scenic alpine-island area in the sea of plains.
Niagara Falls International Park between Canada, and New York near Buffalo Stupendous waterfall; might well become an international park.
Mount Shasta Northern California Highest peak in northern California; alpine flowers; lava deposits; scenery.
Mount Hood Northern Oregon, near Columbia River Volcanic peak; icefields and forests.
Roosevelt Project Arizona Enormous dam; vast reservoirs; desert areas; cactus park; historic ground.
Cañon de Chelly Arizona Towering monolithic rocks; high vertical colored cañons; cliff dwellings.
Sierra Madre Near Los Angeles, California Sierra Madre mountains; rare plant life; commands unusual scenes.