Interesting Things You Need To Know About the Grand Canyon

• The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and 18 miles wide

• There are a lot of controversies related to the age of the Canyon. Earlier studies state that the Canyon is 5-6 million years old (“60-Million-Year Debate on Grand Canyon’s Age”. New York Times.)

• A study published in journal Science in December 2012 revealed that the Grand Canyon could be as old as 70 Million years.

• The Grand Canyon has amazing wildlife. It has approximately 70 species of mammals, 250 species of birds, and 25 different types of reptiles.

• Of the various reptile species that are found in the park, the Grand Canyon Pink Rattlesnakes are quite interesting. They have evolved in a way that their color is similar to the rock layers around them.



• Although first afforded Federal protection in 1893 as a Forest Reserve and later as a National Monument, Grand Canyon did not achieve National Park status until 1919, three years after the creation of the National Park Service.

The Grand Canyon is full of beautiful waterfalls hidden in its side canyons