Palo Duro Canyon State Park (Amarillo/Canyon, Texas) (March 2017)

Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. 

Palo Duro Canyon State Park (Amarillo/Canyon, Texas) (March 2017) | Flickr

As the second-largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 120 mi (190 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places. Its depth is around 820 ft (250 m), but in some locations, it can increase up to 1,000 ft (300 m). 

Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning "hard wood") has been named "The Grand Canyon of Texas" both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls similar to those in the Grand Canyon. (Wp)

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