Grand Coulee Dam

Valle en Grand Coulee, Washington, United States

• Duración típica: 5h

Qué hacer

• explore nearby lakes for boating, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and fishing
• interpretación de geología y era de hielo
• senderismo
• fotografía
• picnic
• scenic driving through the coulee
• observación de estrellas
• visit nearby attractions such as dry falls, steamboat rock, banks lake, and sun lakes–dry falls state park
• visit viewpoints and overlooks
• vida silvestre y observación de aves

Mejor época para visitar

• extended hours and laser light show run (temporada: Late May–September 30 · found by: season-search (Rafael 20 Oct))

Características

• 60-mile ancient coulee (length km: 97 · length mi: 60)
• channeled scablands geology (cause: repeated glacial outburst floods)
• coulee walls 1,300 ft (max wall height m: 400 · max wall height ft: 1300)
• dry falls landmark (ubicación: south of Banks Lake · description: one of largest waterfalls ever known)
• glacial erratic boulders (ubicación: elevated areas northwest of coulee)
• glacial flood geology (origen: Lake Missoula ice dam failures)
• granite glacier grooves (visibility: still visible in exposed bedrock)
• national natural landmark (designation: National Natural Landmark)
• upper coulee 25 miles long (length km: 40 · length mi: 25 · wall height ft: 800–900)
• visible glacial grooves (surface: exposed granite bedrock)

Cerca de aquí

• banks lake (relación: fills Upper Coulee)
• dry falls (position: bisects coulee, south of Banks Lake)
• dry falls state park (ubicación: Coulee City area)

Datos útiles

• open daily: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
• where to stand for the best views - for the ultimate panoramic bird's-eye view: crown point vista

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-PKCF-4PM3R

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