Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] A large canyon system in the south-central United States, it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.
Palo Duro Canyon: Palo Duro: aka Goodnight Ranch 3: Palo Duro Pen: July 12, 1984 : Address restricted [5] Claude: Smithsonian trinomial 41AM5 4: Palo Duro Shelter: Palo Duro Shelter: July 12, 1984 : Address restricted [5] Claude
The canyon is now about 800 feet (240 meters) deep and about 20 miles (30 kilometers) across, making it the second largest canyon in the United States behind Arizona’s Grand Canyon. Comprised of sedimentary rock layers, the oldest exposed rocks in Palo Duro were deposited more than 250 million years ago, during the Permian Period.
Canyon Main Street had a get-together Tuesday to celebrate the newly completed mural on the Palo Duro Canyon Outfitters Building west wall. Canyon mural celebrates local spirit, past and present ...
In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired 64.25 miles (103 km) of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains. [3]
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a military confrontation and a significant United States victory during the Red River War. [2] [3] The battle occurred on September 28, 1874, when several U.S. Army companies under Ranald S. Mackenzie attacked a large encampment of Plains Indians in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.
The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is the United States' second largest canyon system, after the Grand Canyon and is located south of Amarillo. The canyon is a prominent mountain biking destination and hosts the annual 50-mile Palo Duro Canyon Trail Run. [59] Palo Duro has a distinct hoodoo that resembles a lighthouse.
Hundreds of families lined up around Palo Duro High School to get toys for their children at the 11th annual Northside Toy Drive Saturday in Amarillo.