Английская Википедия:Aquarius Plateau

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Boulder Mountain (Шаблон:Convert) on the Aquarius Plateau.

Шаблон:Coord The Aquarius Plateau is a physiographic region in the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau Province. It is located within Garfield and Wayne counties in south-central Utah.

Geography

The plateau, a tectonic uplift on the much larger Colorado Plateau landform, is the highest in Utah.[1][2] It is over 900 square miles (2330 km2) of mostly forested highland, much of which is part of Dixie National Forest.

It has over 50,000 acres (200 km2) of rolling hilly terrain above 11,000 feet (3350 m). The plateau includes Boulder Mountain which peaks at Шаблон:Convert at Bluebell Knoll.

Parks

Parks and protected areas on the Aquarius Plateau or its perimeter include Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and the Dixie National Forest.

Section diagram

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See also

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References

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External links

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