U.S. National Parks by Wikipedia Description #1

It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.

Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m), the park contains the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level.

The park is the most significant breeding ground for tropical wading birds in North America and contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.

The mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet to over 14,000 feet (490–4,300 m).

The park contains the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast of the United States (Cadillac Mountain), exposed granite domes, glacial erratics, U-shaped valleys, and cobble beaches.

The higher and cooler Mojave Desert is the special habitat of Yucca brevifolia.

Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity.

The park contains some of the highest mountains in eastern North America, including Clingmans Dome, Mount Guyot, and Mount Le Conte.

It is the second-largest island in the Great Lakes (after Manitoulin Island), the third-largest in the contiguous United States (after Long Island and Padre Island), and the 33rd-largest island in the United States.

This national park was originally a reservation of the Oglala Sioux Indians and spans the southern unit of the park.

There is a unique tram system to carry passengers to the observation room at the top

The Needles district is located south of the Island in the Sky, on the east side of the Colorado River.

The glacial valleys are characterized by flat floors and exposed granite cliffs and domes many thousands of feet high, similar in form to the more famous Yosemite Valley to the north.

The park contains over 700 lakes, but only 131 have been named as of 2016.

It is the only American national park named directly after a single person.

The Chain of Craters Road leads to the coast, passing several craters from historic eruptions.

The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world.

The major roads through the San Luis Valley are U.S. Route 160 on an east–west alignment passing south of the park, and U.S. Route 285 on a north–south alignment passing west of the park and generally parallel to Colorado State Highway 17, which is the closer of the two north–south roadways.

Two tours, lit only by visitor-carried paraffin lamps, are popular alternatives to the electric-lit routes.

The composition of the water indicates it is heated rainwater which has not approached a magmatic source.