Capitol Reef National Park - Exam
  • 1. Where can visitors obtain a free permit for backcountry hiking in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Online through the park's website
B) From the park ranger on duty
C) By calling the park office
D) At the visitor center
  • 2. Which trail in Capitol Reef National Park is known for being very steep and strenuous?
A) Hickman Bridge Trail
B) Frying Pan Trail
C) Grand Wash Trail
D) Cassidy Arch Trail
  • 3. How long is the Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) 8.8 miles (14.2 km)
B) 22 miles (35 km)
C) 10 miles (16 km)
D) 7.9 miles (12.7 km)
  • 4. Which road traverses the eastern side of the Waterpocket Fold?
A) Cathedral Road
B) Scenic Drive
C) Notom-Bullfrog Road
D) Fruita Road
  • 5. How many campsites does the Fruita campground have?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 71
D) 30
  • 6. What is required for canyoneering in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) A reservation at the visitor center
B) Backcountry passes
C) A special hiking permit
D) Day-pass permits
  • 7. What is the length of Cassidy Arch Canyon's canyoneering route?
A) 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
B) Approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
C) 8.8 miles (14.2 km)
D) 22 miles (35 km)
  • 8. What is the first rappel distance in Cassidy Arch Canyon?
A) 100 feet (30 m)
B) 140 feet (43 m)
C) 200 feet (61 m)
D) 50 feet (15 m)
  • 9. Which trail leads to the natural bridge in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Frying Pan Trail
B) Cassidy Arch Trail
C) Grand Wash Trail
D) Hickman Bridge Trail
  • 10. What is the primary camping location in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Fruita campground
B) Waterpocket Fold campground
C) Cathedral Valley campground
D) Capitol Gorge campground
  • 11. What is the length of the Grand Wash Trail round trip?
A) 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
B) 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
C) 8.8 miles (14.2 km)
D) Not specified in the text
  • 12. Which trail is considered strenuous and offers views of Brimhall Canyon?
A) Hickman Bridge Trail
B) Brimhall Natural Bridge
C) Grand Wash Trail
D) Cassidy Arch Trail
  • 13. What is the length of the Frying Pan Trail round trip?
A) 8.8 miles (14.2 km)
B) 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
C) 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
D) 22 miles (35 km)
  • 14. What type of road is Cathedral Road?
A) Dirt
B) Paved
C) Unpaved
D) Gravel
  • 15. How many different rappels are there in Cassidy Arch Canyon?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 5
  • 16. What is the primary danger of canyoneering during prime rainy months?
A) Wildlife encounters
B) Extreme heat
C) Flash flooding
D) Rockslides
  • 17. Who introduced the House bill H.R. 17152 for Capitol Reef?
A) United States Department of Interior officials
B) Representative K. Gunn McKay
C) Utah Congressman Laurence J. Burton
D) Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah
  • 18. What was the acreage proposed for a national park in Senate bill S. 531?
A) 250,000 acres
B) 230,000 acres (93,100 ha)
C) 254,368 acres (102,939 ha)
D) 180,000 acres (72,800 ha)
  • 19. What was the proposed grazing phase-out period in Senate bill S. 531?
A) 25 years
B) 15 years
C) 30 years
D) 10 years
  • 20. Which body passed Senate bill S. 29 on June before it was sent to the House?
A) Conference Committee
B) Senate
C) United States Department of Interior
D) House of Representatives
  • 21. What additional acreage did Senate bill S. 29 propose for Capitol Reef National Park?
A) 254,368 acres (102,939 ha)
B) 10,834 acres (4,384 ha)
C) 48,000 acres (19,400 ha)
D) 180,000 acres (72,800 ha)
  • 22. Who introduced the new Senate bill S. 29?
A) Representative K. Gunn McKay
B) Utah Congressman Laurence J. Burton
C) Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah
D) United States Department of Interior officials
  • 23. What was the acreage recommended by United States Department of Interior for a national park?
A) 250,000 acres
B) 254,000 acres (103,000 ha)
C) 180,000 acres (72,800 ha)
D) 230,000 acres (93,100 ha)
  • 24. What was the grazing phase-out period recommended by United States Department of Interior?
A) 25 years
B) 15 years
C) 10 years
D) 30 years
  • 25. Which bill did the House drop before passing the Senate version with an amendment?
A) H.R. 9053
B) S. 29
C) S. 531
D) H.R. 17152
  • 26. Who signed the legislation to establish Capitol Reef National Park into law?
A) Representative K. Gunn McKay
B) Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah
C) President Richard Nixon
D) Utah Congressman Laurence J. Burton
  • 27. On what date was the legislation to establish Capitol Reef National Park signed into law?
A) November 30, 1971
B) July 1, 1970
C) December 18, 1971
D) June 1971
  • 28. What was the public law number for establishing Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Public Law 93-29
B) Public Law 91-531
C) Public Law 92-207
D) Public Law 90-9053
  • 29. Which legislative body worked out differences in the Conference Committee?
A) Senate only
B) United States Department of Interior
C) Both houses of Congress
D) House of Representatives only
  • 30. Under whose control was the administration of Capitol Reef National Monument initially placed?
A) Yellowstone National Park
B) Grand Canyon National Park
C) Yosemite National Park
D) Zion National Park
  • 31. Who built a stone ranger cabin and the Sulphur Creek bridge at Capitol Reef?
A) Local volunteers
B) National Park Service
C) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
D) Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration
  • 32. Who was appointed as the first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Monument?
A) An Atomic Energy Commission representative
B) Charles Kelly
C) Grant Clark
D) A NPS official from Zion
  • 33. How many visitors came to the park when Park Ranger Grant Clark arrived?
A) Seventy-five thousand
B) Fifty-six thousand
C) Twenty-five thousand
D) One hundred thousand
  • 34. What program led to new facilities at Capitol Reef during the 1960s?
A) Great Society
B) Mission 66
C) Space Race
D) New Deal
  • 35. When did the visitor center at Capitol Reef open?
A) 1966
B) 1962
C) 1970
D) 1958
  • 36. What happened to the old Capitol Gorge wagon road?
A) It became a major highway
B) It was closed permanently
C) It was open only to foot traffic
D) It was expanded for vehicle use
  • 37. How many people visited Capitol Reef in 1967?
A) 56,000
B) 200,000
C) 300,000
D) 146,598
  • 38. On what basis did the NPS acquire most private land at Fruita and Pleasant Creek?
A) Government seizure
B) Eminent domain
C) Donation by owners
D) Willing buyer-willing seller
  • 39. Which U.S. President set aside additional public lands for Capitol Reef in 1968?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Richard Nixon
  • 40. What was controversial about the expansion of Capitol Reef National Monument in 1968?
A) Environmental concerns
B) Cost of expansion
C) Lack of visitor interest
D) Local opposition to NPS staffing inadequacy
  • 41. Who organized a 'booster club' in Torrey in 1921?
A) J. E. Broaddus
B) Joseph S. Hickman
C) Ephraim Portman Pectol
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 42. What was the Wayne County–wide club organized by Joseph S. Hickman called?
A) Wayne Wonderland Club
B) National Monument Advocates
C) Southern Utah Boosters
D) Capitol Reef Promoters
  • 43. In what year was Joseph S. Hickman elected to the Utah State Legislature?
A) 1945
B) 1937
C) 1933
D) 1924
  • 44. How much money did the Associated Civics Club of Southern Utah raise for promotional photographs in 1933?
A) $100
B) $150
C) $250
D) $200
  • 45. Which Native American culture lived near the Fremont River around the year 1000?
A) Navajo
B) Anasazi
C) Paiutes
D) Fremont-culture
  • 46. What natural event likely caused the Fremont settlements to be abandoned in the 13th century?
A) A long drought
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Earthquake
D) Flood
  • 47. What did the Paiutes call the Fremont granaries?
A) Stone houses
B) Ancient homes
C) Moki huts
D) Granary caves
  • 48. Which geologist spent several summers studying the area's geology?
A) Clarence Dutton
B) John Wesley Powell
C) U.S. Army officials
D) Almon H. Thompson
  • 49. In what year did Mormons settle the Fremont River valley?
A) 1866
B) 1904
C) 1870s
D) 1880s
  • 50. What mineral was extracted from local limestone by settlers?
A) Lime
B) Silver
C) Copper
D) Gold
  • 51. When was the first claim to a uranium mine in the area staked?
A) 1880s
B) 1904
C) 1920
D) 1872
  • 52. Which mine produced uranium ore in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Fremont Mine
B) Oyler Mine
C) Lime Mine
D) Grand Wash Mine
  • 53. What geological feature is preserved within Capitol Reef National Park?
A) The Grand Canyon
B) The Appalachian Mountains
C) Yellowstone Caldera
D) The Waterpocket Fold
  • 54. Which river has cut canyons through parts of the Waterpocket Fold?
A) The Colorado River
B) The Green River
C) The Fremont River
D) The Snake River
  • 55. When did Capitol Reef National Park officially open to the public?
A) 1937
B) 1962
C) 1971
D) 1950
  • 56. In which month and year was Capitol Reef National Park designated a 'Gold Tier' Dark Sky Park?
A) April 2015
B) January 2014
C) September 2013
D) June 2016
  • 57. What climate classification does the Capitol Reef Visitor Center have according to the Köppen system?
A) Mediterranean
B) Cold semi-arid (BSk)
C) Humid subtropical
D) Hot desert
  • 58. What type of deposits formed the Kaibab Limestone?
A) Carbonate deposits from a deepening sea
B) Conglomerate deposits
C) Siltstone deposits
D) Volcanic ash deposits
  • 59. Which formation consists of gypsum, sand, and limey silt laid down in what may have been a graben?
A) Summerville Formation
B) Carmel Formation
C) Navajo Sandstone
D) Entrada Sandstone
  • 60. What was the primary geological event that formed the Rocky Mountains and created monoclines such as the Waterpocket Fold?
A) The Morrison Formation deposition
B) The Laramide orogeny
C) The Sevier orogeny
D) The Cretaceous Seaway formation
  • 61. What geological process occurred during the uplift of the Colorado Plateau?
A) Creation of barrier islands
B) Deposition of the Mancos Shale
C) Formation of a deep sea basin
D) Even uplift across the region
  • 62. What increased the rate of erosion during the Pleistocene?
A) Formation of a deep sea basin
B) Increased volcanic activity
C) Deposition of the Dakota Sandstone
D) Wetter times during the ice ages
  • 63. Which formation is made from conglomerate, sandstone, and shale?
A) Wingate Sandstone
B) Curtis Formation
C) Moenkopi Formation
D) Summerville Formation
  • 64. What type of geological feature is the Waterpocket Fold?
A) A monocline
B) A volcanic dome
C) A barrier island
D) A graben
  • 65. How many species of plants are found in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Exactly 1000
B) More than 840
C) Less than 300
D) Approximately 500
  • 66. How many plant species in the park are classified as rare and endemic?
A) About 10
B) Over 40
C) More than 100
D) Exactly 25
  • 67. What is the closest town to Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Moab
B) Cedar City
C) Torrey
D) Boulder
  • 68. On which highway is Torrey located in relation to the visitor center?
A) Interstate 70
B) Highway 12
C) Route 66
D) Highway 24
  • 69. What was the population of Torrey in 2020?
A) Over 1000
B) About 500
C) Less than 300
D) Exactly 750
  • 70. What types of fruit can visitors harvest in Capitol Reef National Park?
A) Bananas, oranges, grapes, and strawberries
B) Lemons, limes, mangoes, and cherries
C) Cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, or apples
D) Watermelons, pineapples, kiwis, and blueberries
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