Famous tourist attractions in Arizona, USA

About the famous tourist attractions in Arizona, USA

There are too many famous scenic spots in America, and each state has its own unique scenic spots, characteristics and so on. Phoenix is the capital and the largest city of Arizona. The climate and terrain of Phoenix attract many tourists, but in Arizona, there are many famous tourist attractions besides Phoenix, such as the following attractions, which are very famous both in the United States and around the world.

barringer meteor crater

Balinger Crater, located in northern Arizona, is the largest crater in the United States. It is located in the desert of northern Arizona, but it is quite well preserved and is also famous for its well-preserved degree. Balinger Crater is located about 69 kilometers east of Stafford, flug, near Winslow. The name of the crater comes from Daniel, the first scientist in the world who proposed the cause of the crater. Daniel barringer.

/kloc-In the 9th century, Balinger Crater was discovered by immigrants from Europe, who attracted great attention from scientists after the discovery. Balinje Crater is located on the plateau at an altitude of 1740 meters. Crater diameter1.200m and depth1.700m.. Surrounded by a 45-meter-high uplift, it is one of the largest craters in the world. The most striking thing is the square appearance of Balinje crater, which is generally considered to be influenced by the joints in the layer where the impact point is located before impact. It is speculated that the meteorite that formed the Balinje crater is a nickel-iron meteorite with a diameter of about 50 meters and an impact speed of at least several kilometers per second. Most meteorites themselves were gasified during the impact, and only a few meteorite fragments were scattered around the crater.

At present, Barringer Crater has become a popular tourist attraction in Arizona, USA. Visitors can go to the visitor center in the northern half of the crater, where there are interactive exhibits showing meteorites, asteroids, space, solar system and comets.

Fossil forest national park

Fossil Forest National Park, located in the northeast of Arizona, USA, is the largest silicified wood forest national park in the world. This Fossil Deep Forest Park is also called Fossil Forest National Park. The park was founded on 1962. Most parks belong to Aralia, which once lived in the Late Triassic. The largest silicified wood forest national park in the world attracts about 600,000 tourists to visit this magical national park every year.

The world's largest silicified wood forest national park can be divided into two parts, north and south, which are connected by a north-south passage, and the middle is just penetrated by Interstate 40. In the northern part of Fossil Forest National Park, there are rich and colorful early Jurassic Li Qin beds. Because it is the same as painted desert, it is also called "painted desert" evil landscape. In the south of the park, there are bright rock formations and several silicified wood gathering places. The diameter of silicified wood is generally 30 ~ 70 cm, but it is relatively long, up to 62 meters. Silicified wood attracts tourists because it is intellectual, cultural, ornamental and interesting, full of mystery. In addition, several rock paintings of india were found in the South District.

In the south of Fossil Forest National Park, besides the gathering place of silicified wood and rock paintings of india, there is an agate house at the end. This agate house is an American natural building made of silicified wood. /kloc-in the 1930 s, this agate house has been rebuilt, which is very worth savoring.

Lake Powell

The most popular lake in the southwestern United States is an artificial lake on the Colorado River. This artificial lake is Lake Powell at the junction of Utah and Arizona. Most of Lake Powell is located in Utah. The name of Lake Powell comes from the explorer John? Wesley? Lake Powell in john wesley powell has become one of the most famous tourist destinations in the United States. This beautiful artificial lake attracts about 2 million tourists every year.

As far as water capacity is concerned, Lake Powell is the second largest artificial lake in the United States, and the largest artificial lake is Lake Mead. Lake Powell is 299 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide. The water surface area of Lake Powell is about 658 square kilometers, and the deepest part of Lake Powell is 170 meters deep.

Lake Powell is a major national tourist attraction in the southwestern United States. Because of its warm sunshine, suitable climate, warm spring breeze and unique natural scenery in the western United States, Lake Powell also makes every visitor marvel at its lingering scenery and the surrounding red sandstone, magnificent stone arches and deep canyons. Visitors here can rent a yacht to visit the lake, or explore the Grand Canyon, or test their water skateboarding skills. The most interesting thing is camping, watching the brightest starry sky in the western United States under a burning bonfire at night. Don't be ridiculous.

Hoover dam

Hoover Dam, located in northwest Arizona, was completed in 1936. To get to the Hoover Dam, you can start from Las Vegas and drive southeast for about 40 kilometers. The origin of the name of the dam is that when the dam was completed, * * * and the party leader Hoover were on the stage, so the dam was named after him. Hoover Dam is an arch gravity artificial concrete dam with a height of 220m, a top width of 14m, a bottom width of 200m and a dike length of 377m. A huge dam like Hoover Dam is rare in the world. It is like a dragon lying on the earth, very powerful. After the completion of the dam, it will play a great role in the development of industry and agriculture.

Lake Mead is the largest artificial lake in the western hemisphere and the reservoir of Hoover Dam. The famous Lake Meade is vast and boundless. Lake Mead not only has beautiful scenery, but also can irrigate crops and use hydropower to generate electricity, which plays an important role in developing production. The power generation capacity of Hoover Dam is 65,438+345 MW, which can supply most southwest areas along the Pacific coast, showing the great contribution of Hoover Dam.

These scenic spots are all famous scenic spots in Arizona, and because of the influence of topography, climate and other factors, the scenic spots in this state are very different from other States, which is of great significance for sightseeing. Be sure to experience the charm of these scenic spots in person when you have time.

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