The National Parks of the United States provide some of the world's most spectacular examples of a wide range of geological features. From the shores of Cape Cod to the volcanoes of Hawaii, this book teaches the principles of physical geology by example, re-creating the history of the earth and the development of its landforms, mountains, rivers, and oceans. By presenting a brief outline of the science of geology, and devoting chapters to individual geographical regions, the authors describe in detail the stunning geological features of each park.

EUGENE P. KIVER, PhD, is a professor of geology at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington. Dr. Kiver received his doctorate in geology from the University of Wyoming. He is coauthor of the Fourth Edition of this book, and prepared the revisions of this Fifth Edition. DAVID V. HARRIS, PhD (deceased), was a professor of geology at Colorado State University from 1946 until 1976. He was the author of the first three editions of this book, and coauthor of the Fourth Edition, then titled Geologic Story of National Parks and Monuments.

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(46)

National Park System

3

(2)

National Park Service

5

(2)

Parks and People

7

(1)

Geologic Principles and Processes

8

(32)

Geologic Time

40

(6)

Geomorphic Province

46

(1)

Hawaiian Archipelago

47

(26)

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)

55

(12)

Haleakala National Park (Hawaii)

67

(6)

Pacific Border Provinces

73

(52)

Olympic National Park (Washington)

80

(13)

Oregon Caves National Monument (Oregon)

93

(4)

Redwood National Park (California)

97

(9)

Point Reyes National Seashore (California)

106

(5)

Pinnacles National Monument (California)

111

(5)

Channel Islands National Park (California)

116

(9)

Cascade Mountain Province

125

(78)

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (Washington)

139

(14)

Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)

153

(13)

Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)

166

(11)

Mt. Rainier National Park (Washington)

177

(13)

North Cascades National Park (Washington)

190

(13)

Sierra Nevada Province

203

(45)

Yosemite National Park (California)

214

(16)

Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks (California)

230

(9)

Devils Postpile National Monument (California)

239

(9)

Basin and Range Province

248

(80)

Lava Beds National Monument (California)

257

(8)

Great Basin National Park (Nevada)

265

(10)

Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada)

275

(10)

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Arizona)

285

(3)

Saguaro National Park (Arizona)

288

(7)

Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona)

295

(4)

Big Bend National Park (Texas)

299

(9)

Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas)

308

(5)

Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)

313

(9)

White Sands National Monument (New Mexico)

322

(6)

Columbia Intermontane Province

328

(37)

Craters of the Moon National Monument (Idaho)

338

(7)

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Oregon)

345

(6)

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (Idaho)

351

(4)

Newberry Volcanic National Monument (Oregon)

355

(10)

Colorado Plateaus Province

365

(177)

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument (Colorado)

387

(7)

Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)

394

(19)

Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Arizona)

413

(6)

Colorado National Monument (Colorado)

419

(10)

Perified Forest National Park (Arizona)

429

(12)

Canyonlands National Park (Utah)

441

(14)

Zion National Park (Utah)

455

(11)

Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)

466

(13)

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (Utah)

479

(8)

El Morro National Monument (New Mexico)

487

(6)

Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)

493

(6)

Rainbow Bridge National Monument (Utah)

499

(4)

Arches National Park (Utah)

503

(13)

Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)

516

(6)

Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah)

522

(8)

El Malpais National Monument (New Mexico)

530

(7)

Sunset Crater National Monument (Arizona)

537

(5)

Rocky Mountain Cordillera: Northern Rocky Mountain Province

542

(24)

Glacier National Park (Montana)

549

(17)

Middle Rocky Mountain Province

566

(54)

Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)

569

(20)

Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)

589

(12)

Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado and Utah)

601

(12)

Timpanogos Cave National Monument (Utah)

613

(7)

Southern Rocky Mountains

620

(45)

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)

630

(14)

Great Sand Dunes National Monument (Colorado)

644

(8)

Bandelier National Monument (New Mexico)

652

(7)

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colorado)

659

(6)

Great Plains Province

665

(65)

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota)

671

(7)

Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota)

678

(8)

Jewel Cave National Monument (South Dakota)

686

(4)

Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming)

690

(6)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)

696

(7)

Fossil Butte National Monument (Wyoming)

703

(7)

Badlands National Park (South Dakota)

710

(9)

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Nebraska)

719

(6)

Capulin Volcano National Monument (New Mexico)

725

(5)

Central Lowlands Province

730

(17)

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Indiana)

736

(5)

Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Oklahoma)

741

(6)

Ouachita Province

747

(6)

Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)

748

(5)

Superior Upland Province

753

(20)

Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota)

758

(4)

Isle Royal National Park (Minnesota)

762

(11)

Interior Low Plateaus Province

773

(13)

Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky)

774

(12)

The Appalachian Provinces

786

(46)

Blue Ridge Province (Virginia and North Carolina)

800

(4)

Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)

804

(10)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee and North Carolina)

814

(18)

New England Province

832

(27)

Acadia National Park (Maine)

842

(12)

Cape Cod National Seashore (Massachusetts)

854

(5)

Coastal Plain Province

859

(26)

Padre Island National Seashore (Texas)

863

(4)

Everglades National Park (Florida)

867

(5)

Biscayne National Park (Florida)

872

(6)

Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores (North Carolina)

878

(7)

Index

885

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