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