Palo Duro Canyon

Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system in the Texas Panhandle. As the second largest canyon in the United States, it is roughly 120 miles long and has an average width of 6 miles, but reaches a width of 20 miles at places. Its maximum depth is 800 feet. Palo Duro Canyon has been called "The Grand Canyon of Texas", both for its size and for the dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls which are similar to those in the Grand Canyon.

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Canyon - Texas Panhandle - United States - Mesa - Grand Canyon

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The canyon was formed by the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River which winds along the relatively flat Caprock of West Texas. Water erosion over the millennia has been aided by wind erosion to shape the canyon's geological formations.

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Prairie Dog Town Fork - Red River - Caprock - West Texas - Erosion

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