Canyonlands National Park

U.S. National Park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab
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Canyonlands National Park
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Summary

Canyonlands National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It draws 1,322 Wikipedia views per month (national park of the united states category, ranking #24 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Utah[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: national park[5]
  • Operator: National Park Service[6]
  • Location: San Juan County[7]
  • Part of: Mighty Five[8]
  • Commons category: Canyonlands National Park[9]
  • Inception: September 12, 1964[10]
  • Highest point: Cathedral Point[11]
  • IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[12]
  • Official website: https://nps.gov/cany[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Canyonlands National Park[14]
  • Commons gallery: Canyonlands National Park[15]
  • Visitors per year: 776,218[16], 739,449[17], 733,996[18], 742,271[19], 493,914[20], 33,400[21], 56,505[22], 276,831[23], 401,558[24], 435,908[25]
  • Heritage designation: International Dark Sky Park[26]
  • Native label: Canyonlands National Park[27]
  • Area: 337,598 acres[28]
  • Visitor center: The Needles Visitor Center[29]
  • Significant place: Moab[30]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Canyonlands National Park[31]
  • Social media followers: 71,886[32], 86,427[33], 95,843[34]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Canyonlands National Park[35]

Why It Matters

Canyonlands National Park has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . services1.arcgis.com. Retrieved . services1.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . darksky.org. Retrieved . darksky.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3ec6wP
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  2. 17w ago · Marbletan · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://nps.gov/cany
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+776218'}, {'amount': '+739449'}, {'amount': '+733996'} +7
    Heritage designation → International Dark Sky Park
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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