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