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409:. zionnational-park.com.
401:. National Park Service.
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391:"Dixie National Forest"
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952:Green River
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859:High Uintas
854:Goose Creek
829:Dark Canyon
611:Old Spanish
578:Glen Canyon
484:Canyonlands
321:27 November
249:Iron County
189:Description
175:Iron County
150:Established
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105:Coordinates
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1265:Categories
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1057:Lost Creek
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596:California
288:References
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1082:Utah Lake
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1062:Red Fleet
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904:Red Butte
869:Lone Peak
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247:In 2006,
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1139:Palisade
1134:Millsite
1067:Rockport
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644:Fishlake
517:Dinosaur
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