| | ranges--Startling
| | | precipices--Large limestone
| | | cave.
| | |
Yosemite, 1890 | Middle eastern | 1,125 | Valley of world-famed
| California | | beauty--Lofty cliffs--Romantic
| | | vistas--Many waterfalls of
| | | extraordinary height--3 groves
| | | of big trees--High
| | | Sierra--Waterwheel falls.
| | |
General Grant, | Middle eastern | 4 | Created to preserve the
1890 | California | | celebrated General Grant
| | | Tree, 35 feet in diameter--6
| | | miles from Sequoia National
| | | Park.
| | |
Mount Rainier, | West central | 324 | Largest accessible single peak
1899 | Washington | | glacier system--28 glaciers,
| | | some of large size--48 square
| | | miles of glacier, 50 to 500
| | | feet thick--Wonderful
| | | sub-alpine wild flower fields.
| | |
Crater Lake, | Southwestern | 249 | Lake of extraordinary blue in
1902 | Oregon | | crater of extinct
| | | volcano--Sides 1,000 feet
| | | high--Interesting lava
| | | formations.
| | |
Wind Cave, 1903| South Dakota | 17 | Cavern having many miles of
| | | galleries and numerous chambers
| | | containing peculiar formations.
| | |
Platt, 1904 | S. Oklahoma | 1-1/3 | Many sulphur and other springs
| | | possessing medicinal value.
| | |
Sullys Hill, | North Dakota | 1-1/5 | Small park with woods, streams,
1904 | |