It is possible to take a one-day mule trip to Plateau Point almost to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Some people manage to do the trip to the river AND BACK in one day but this is extremely hazardous, the person attempting it risking dehydration and hypothermia, and the Park Service attempts to discourage the activity.
WETTER GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM FULL
To hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, JUST to the bottom - NOT back to the top, requires at least one full day. The depth of the Canyon at the South Rim, near Grand Canyon Village, measures almost a vertical mile, about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters). The average elevation of the north rim is about 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) with the highest point, Point Imperial, being 8,800 feet (2,682 meters). The average elevation of the south rim is around 6,800 feet (2,072 meters) with the highest spot, Grandview Point, being 7,400 feet (2,255 meters). The elevation of the Colorado River, at the bottom of the Canyon, averages out to around 2,200 feet (670 meters). The area of the park includes over a million acres of land or 1,218,375.54 acres (493,077 hectares 1,904 square miles, 4,931 km 2) to be exact.
The south rim is approximately 1,200 feet (365 meters) lower than the north rim. Its depth as measured from the north rim is slightly more than a mile or about 5,700 feet (1,737 meters). It averages 10 miles (16 km) in width from rim to rim, with the greatest distance being about 18 miles (29 km) and the least being about 5 miles (8 km). The Canyon, as measured from Lee's Ferry just below Glen Canyon Dam at the southern end of Lake Powell to the Grand Wash Cliffs at Lake Mead, is 277 miles (443 km) long. I keep taking them and I manage to capture little pieces of beauty here and some majesty there but to really understand the Grand Canyon, to really appreciate it, you have to see it with your own eyes. I have never seen a picture that has ever done it justice.
The sheer majesty and beauty of the scenery found here is beyond belief. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and one of our planet's most astounding accomplishments.
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