The park attracts 3 5 million visitors annually making it one of the top ten most visited national park in the united states.
Acadia national park granite.
The weathering of granite ridges is one such activity.
At 3 5 million visits a year it s one of the top 10 most visited national parks in the united states.
Established as sieur de monts national monument in 1916 the land that would become known as acadia national park was the federally protected area in the eastern united states.
Dark colored diabase dikes intrude through light colored granite at acadia national park maine.
Acadia national park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the atlantic coastline of the united states an abundance of habitats and a rich cultural heritage.
History of acadia national park.
Large joints or fractures in the rock form square blocks.
The varied landscape of acadia national park is the result of continuing geologic processes.
2006 national park services.
Acadia national park maine s only national park is well known for its autumn foliage sunrises one of the earliest places in the us to catch the sunrise and its rocky pink granite rugged coastline.
Intrusive igneous rock.
Intrusive or plutonic igneous rock forms when magma remains inside the earth s crust where it cools and solidifies in chambers within pre existing rock.
Visitors enjoy 27 miles of historic motor roads 158.
Nps photo by georgia hybels.
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