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