Northern Colorado Plateau Network Parks

Below is a list of the park units in the network. Clicking on the park name will retrieve a description of its major biophysical features (prepared by network staff as Appendix E of the Plan for Natural Resources Monitoring, Phase III Report).

The Park Brief column contains a link to a brief summarizing the network's recent monitoring activities in the park. Each brief provides a concise summary of what the network hopes to achieve and what has been accomplished with monitoring at the park.

For a summary of the biophysical setting of the Northern Colorado Plateau, click here [3.5MB PDF File].

Park Name (Biophysical Description)	Park Brief (Monitoring Summary)	Park Code (map)	State(s)	Hectares	Elevation range (m)
Arches National Park	Park Brief	ARCH	Utah	30,966	1,206 – 1,725
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Park Brief	BLCA	Colorado	12,159	1,636 – 2,752
Bryce Canyon National Park	Park Brief	BRCA	Utah	14,502	2,000 – 2,777
Canyonlands National Park	Park Brief	CANY	Utah	136,610	1,140 – 2,189
Capitol Reef National Park	Park Brief	CARE	Utah	97,895	1,182 – 2,730
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Park Brief	CEBR	Utah	2,491	2,461 – 3,247
Colorado National Monument	Park Brief	COLM	Colorado	8,310	1,411 – 2,160
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Park Brief	CURE	Colorado	17,433	1,982 – 2,898
Dinosaur National Monument	Park Brief	DINO	Colorado & Utah	85,097	1,442 – 2,747
Fossil Butte National Monument	Park Brief	FOBU	Wyoming	3,318	2,012 – 2,466
Golden Spike National Historic Site	Park Brief	GOSP	Utah	1,107	1,317 – 1,613
Hovenweep National Monument	Park Brief	HOVE	Colorado & Utah	318	1,548 – 2,056
Natural Bridges National Monument	Park Brief	NABR	Utah	3,009	1,702 – 2,019
Pipe Spring National Monument	Park Brief	PISP	Arizona	16	1,495 – 1,559
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Park Brief	TICA	Utah	101	1,669 – 2,452
Zion National Park	Park Brief	ZION	Utah	59,900	1,112 – 2,661
Network Total				473,232	1,112 – 3,247

About I Cooperators I Network Map I Network Parks I Network Staff