The Colorado Plateau is a geographic province located in the Southwestern United States. It is characterized by tablelands, volcanic peaks, and deeply etched plateaus dissected by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The Colorado Plateau encompasses 130,000 square miles of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Elevations range from about 1,200 feet (at Lake Mead) to 12,365 feet (Humphreys Peak, San Francisco Mountain). It is home to one million people, including ten Native American tribes and numerous rare species of plants and animals.
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Water Tank, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.
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Sycamore Falls, Coconino National Forest, Arizona.
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View from Munds Mountain, Arizona.
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View from Wupatki National Monument, Arizona.
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Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
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Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona
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Painted Desert, Arizona.
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The Wave, Arizona.
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Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
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Coal Mine Canyon, Arizona
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Painted Desert, Arizona
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Painted Desert, Arizona.
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Henry Mountains, Utah
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Strawberry Crater, Arizona
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Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona
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Painted Desert, Arizona
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Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Red buds in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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Petrified Wood in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
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Valley of the Gods, Utah.
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Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
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Sunset Crater, Arizona.
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Sedona, Arizona
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Painted Desert, Arizona.
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Black River, White Mountains, Arizona.
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Big Lake, White Mountains, Arizona.
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Painted Desert, Arizona
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Inner Basin of the San Francisco Mountains, Arizona.
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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Chevelon Lake, Mogollon Rim, Arizona.
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San Francisco Mountain, Arizona
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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Petrified Forest, Arizona
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Delicate Arch, Arches National Monument, Utah
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Monument Valley, Arizona
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Sedona, Arizona
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Buckskin Gulch, Arizona.
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Clear Creek, Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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Sedona, Arizona
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Red Mountain Cinder Cone, Arizona.