Going-to-the-Sun Road is a prominent pathway in an American national park named for what geographical feature?
"Glacier National Park Tourist Trails The Glacier National Park Tourist Trails, including the Inside Trail, South Circle Trail and North Circle Trail, were established in Glacier National Park to connect a series of tourist camps and hotels established by the Great Northern Railway between 1910 and 1915. Prior to the construction of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, these trails were the primary form of circulation within the park. The trail system includes a number of bridges. The three separate trail systems link Many Glacier, Two Medicine, Cut Bank, Saint Mary and Goathaunt ranger stations and visitor centers. Sites associated with the trail"
"the sun to teach the Blackfeet the basics of hunting. While returning to the sun, an image of Sour Spirit was placed on the mountain as an inspiration for the Blackfeet. Another story has suggested that a late-19th-century Euro-American explorer provided the mountain's name and the legend. Going-to-the-Sun Road is notable as one of the first National Park Service projects specifically intended to accommodate the automobile-borne tourist. The road was first conceived by superintendent George Goodwin in 1917, who became the chief engineer of the Park Service the following year. As chief engineer, the new road became Goodwin's primary project,"
"over the cliffsides or into dump trucks. The entire Going-to-the-Sun Road takes about ten weeks to plow, even with equipment that can move 4,000 short tons of snow an hour. By the first of June of each year, the Logan Pass visitor center can usually be reached by vehicle from at least one side of the Continental Divide. In 2011, due to abnormally heavy late winter and early spring snowfall, the Going-to-the-Sun Road did not open until July 13th, the latest opening ever due to snow. Big Drift The Big Drift is in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state"
"Here, he began to work on developing potential routes through the park. When Mather's preference for an east-west link across the park was made known, he began looking for a route to link the two sides that would complement the Park-to-Park Highway. This route would become the Going-to-the-Sun Road. By 1920, eleven states were involved in the Park-to-Park Highway program. The proposed route would cover of roads and numerous feeders to and from the various National Parks. National Park to Park Highway The National Park to Park Highway was an auto trail in the United States in the 1910s and"
"Logan Pass Logan Pass (elevation ) is located along the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Logan Pass Visitor Center is open during the summer season just east of the pass. The pass is a popular starting point for hiking and backpacking trips. The most popular trail is the Highline Trail which heads north along the west side of the continental divide, through an area known as the Garden Wall, due to the proliferation of wildflowers which grow there during the summer. Just east"
"to damage, the chalet was closed indefinitely and while the exterior stonework was stabilized in the fall of 2017, the dates for rebuilding and reopening the chalet has yet to be determined. After the park was well established and visitors began to rely more on automobiles, work was begun on the long Going-to-the-Sun Road, completed in 1932. Also known simply as the Sun Road, the road bisects the park and is the only route that ventures deep into the park, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, at the midway point. The Sun Road is also listed on the"
"with Bureau of Public Roads (BPR) engineer Bill Austin and others as to which route should be selected. All agreed that while Vint's route would be more expensive it would more closely meet the NPS policies of preserving the scenic landscape. The result is the now famous Going-to-the-Sun Road, completed in 1932, that is enjoyed by millions of visitors. As another important result of this process the NPS and BPR (now Federal Highway Administration) entered into a collaboration that set a policy for all future National Park Service Roads. Vint became an associate landscape engineer in 1926, and the following"
"and was often flooded. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway The Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. states of Utah and Colorado. The highway forms a diamond-shaped loop with vertices at Moab, Helper, Vernal and Grand Junction. The segment within Utah is known as the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway. The segment within Colorado is known as the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway. Notable features surrounding the Dinosaur Diamond include Dinosaur National Monument, the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Colorado National Monument, and several national forests."
"others to overlooks, and still others lead to more trails. Perhaps the most famous trail in the world (certainly in the United States), the Appalachian Trail bisects the national park, for most of its length within the park running on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina. Another lesser known, more recently constructed footpath, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, begins (or ends) at the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower, and runs, as the name suggests, from North Carolina's mountainous border with Tennessee, to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Cades Cove is the most visited area of the most visited national"
"to rock overhangs when driving west between Logan Pass and the hairpin turn called the Loop. Prior to the construction of the road, visitors would need to spend several days traveling through the central part of the park, an area which can now be traversed within a few hours, excluding any stops for sightseeing or construction. The speed limits are in the lower elevations and in the steeper and winding alpine sections. The road is named after Going-to-the-Sun Mountain which dominates the eastbound view beyond Logan Pass. One Native American legend concerns the deity Sour Spirit who came down from"
"the roadway since it was built. Skyline Drive was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, became a National Scenic Byway in 2005, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Skyline Drive takes a winding north–south path along the mountaintops of the Blue Ridge Mountains east of the Shenandoah River from Front Royal to Rockfish Gap, serving as the only public road through Shenandoah National Park. There are four entrance points to Skyline Drive located at US 340 near I-66 in Front Royal, US 211 in Thornton Gap, US 33 in Swift Run Gap and"
"the southbound side. Near Mansfield, Pennsylvania the old Route 15 alignment is now a access road leading to a boat ramp, built where the old road now disappears into the Tioga Reservoir. Near Tioga, Pennsylvania, drivers crossing the tall concrete bridge can see where a two-lane road (formerly Route 15), still marked with double yellow lines, disappears into the water. In October 2009, a portion of US 15 from Charlottesville, Va. to Gettysburg, Pa. was designated a National Scenic Byway by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The byway will be known as the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. With this designation,"
"Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is America's longest linear park, runs for through 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It runs mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its southern terminus is at U.S. 441 on the boundary between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, from which it travels north"
"the crest of the Appalachian Mountains in the east, on the Appalachian Trail, to the Rocky Mountains of the west on the Continental Divide Trail. These provide access to viewing the subtle beauties of the southern wetlands and Gulf Coast on the Florida Trail, wandering the North Woods from New York to North Dakota on the North Country Trail, or experiencing the vast diversity of landscapes of the southwest on the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Of the eleven national scenic trails, Appalachian, Natchez Trace, and Potomac Heritage are official units of the NPS. National Historic Trails are designated to protect"
"! scope=""row"" | Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Kaibab Plateau–North Rim Parkway ! scope=""row"" | Kancamagus Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail ! scope=""row"" | Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive ! scope=""row"" | Lakes to Locks Passage ! scope=""row"" | Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Las Vegas Strip ! scope=""row"" | Lincoln Highway ! scope=""row"" | Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road ! scope=""row"" | Loess Hills Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Logan Canyon Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway !"
"was originally installed in the canyon. In the 1990s, the monument was relocated to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden to make way for the construction on Interstate 70. The canyon is widely considered one of the most scenic natural features on the Interstate Highway System of the United States. Foot access to the canyon is available at four rest areas along Interstate 70 in the canyon. The Hanging Lake Rest Area (exit 125) provides access to the canyon along a stretch where I-70 is concealed in the Hanging Lake Tunnel. The freeway is also prone to rockslides in the"
"Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway The Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. states of Utah and Colorado. The highway forms a diamond-shaped loop with vertices at Moab, Helper, Vernal and Grand Junction. The segment within Utah is known as the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway. The segment within Colorado is known as the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway. Notable features surrounding the Dinosaur Diamond include Dinosaur National Monument, the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Colorado National Monument, and several national forests. The path of Interstate"
"the act of August 10, 1961. Highlights, based on the Natchez Trace Parkway website, are listed below. Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway (also known as the Natchez Trace or simply the Trace) is a National Parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane parkway road that extends 444 miles (715 km) from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee. Access to the parkway is limited, with more than fifty access points in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The southern end"
"Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway refers to the 180-mile road that intersects the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area. Once known as Old Carolina Road, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway runs 180 miles through three states and includes portions of US Rt. 15, VA 231, VA 20, and VA 53, running through Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The JTHG National Scenic Byway is one of 150 sccenic byways nationwide designated by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area is a federally designated National Heritage"
"Hutchinson River Parkway The Hutchinson River Parkway (also known as The Hutch) is a north–south parkway in southern New York in the United States. It extends for from the massive Bruckner Interchange in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx to the New York–Connecticut state line at Rye Brook. The parkway continues south from the Bruckner Interchange as the Whitestone Expressway (Interstate 678 or I-678) and north into Greenwich, Connecticut, as the Merritt Parkway (Connecticut Route 15). The roadway is named for the English-born American religious leader Anne Hutchinson. The road is designated as NY 908A, an unsigned reference route,"
"and the National Park to Park Highway, an auto trail linking the national parks of the west. In the 1920s, as a nationwide system of highways called the United States Numbered Highways was being developed, the route through was given the designation of U.S. Route 60. This designation was controversial since designations that are multiples of 10 are assigned to transcontinental east–west routes and this route was a diagonal route from Chicago to Los Angeles. As a compromise to states east of Chicago that felt US 60 should go through their state, a different route was given the number 60,"
"Garden Wall The Garden Wall is a steep alpine area within Glacier National Park well known during the summer months to be heavily covered in dozens of species of flowering plants and shrubs. Located along the west side of the Continental divide and extending northward from Logan Pass, the Garden Wall can be traversed via the popular Highline Trail and for a distance of over to the Granite Park Chalet. The Going-to-the-Sun Road also passes through portions of the Garden Wall northwest of Logan Pass. The Weeping Wall is a short stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road where water cascades over"
"Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an American national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North Carolina runs northeast to southwest through the centerline of the park. Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the United States with over 11.3 million recreational visitors in 2016. The Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park on its route from Maine to"
"feature called the Hole in the Rock gave the trail its name. A modern unpaved road called the Hole-in-the-Rock Road (BLM Road 200) closely follows this historic trail to the point where it enters the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The modern road is an important access route for visiting the Canyons of the Escalante and the Devil's Garden. The trail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, being added to that list in 1982. The trail follows a route starting near Escalante, Utah, and ending in Bluff, Utah, and is named for the place where the San"
"scope=""row"" | Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route ! scope=""row"" | Merritt Parkway ! scope=""row"" | Midland Trail ! scope=""row"" | Millstone Valley Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Mohawk Towpath Byway ! scope=""row"" | Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 ! scope=""row"" | Mt. Hood Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Natchez Trace Parkway ! scope=""row"" | Native American Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Nebo Loop Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | North Shore Scenic Drive ! scope=""row"" | Northwest Passage Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway !"
"was 133 mph, on Dec. 13, 2006. The average wind speed during the hour the record gust was recorded was 66 mph."" The pass provides an excellent vantage point to view wildlife. A visitor is almost guaranteed to spot a mountain goat as they have become adjusted to summertime human visitation. Logan Pass Logan Pass (elevation ) is located along the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Logan Pass Visitor Center is open during the summer season just east of the pass. The pass"
"Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway (also known as the Natchez Trace or simply the Trace) is a National Parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane parkway road that extends 444 miles (715 km) from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee. Access to the parkway is limited, with more than fifty access points in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The southern end of the route is in Natchez at an intersection with Liberty Road, and the northern end is"
"heritage. The grounds are open to the public and many travelers find this to be a welcoming stop along the scenic highway. The park also serves as the site of an annual parade and ceremony hosted by the Improved Order of Red Men each September. Hail to the Sunrise Hail to the Sunrise is the name of a monument in Charlemont, Massachusetts. The monument features a prominent statue of a Mohawk Indian and a reflecting pool. It is a major feature of Mohawk Park, a roadside park located beside Massachusetts Route 2, the Mohawk Trail. The bronze statue depicts a"
"of fields and woods with some homes and commercial development, crossing the creek. In the community of Sweden Valley, the route comes to an intersection with US 6. PA 44 is named Highway to the Stars from the border between Lycoming and Potter counties north to US 6 as it passes through Cherry Springs State Park, an International Dark Sky Park that is popular among astronomers and stargazers. At this point, PA 44 turns west for a concurrency with US 6 on the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, heading northwest through wooded areas with some fields and residential and"
"Tanawha Trail The Tanawha Trail, stretching from Julian Price Park to Beacon Heights parallels the Blue Ridge Parkway on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina, in the United States. Tanawha, the Cherokee word for fabulous hawk or eagle is an appropriate name for this trail that offers hikers views of distant mountains. Completed in 1993, the Tanawha Trail, like the final section of the Parkway it mirrors, is unique in construction. The trail traverses a fragile and ancient ecosystem and leads hikers through a surprising range of biological and geological terrains. Some sections tunnel through thickets of laurel and rhododendron. Others"
"Great Smoky Mountains Parkway The Great Smoky Mountains Parkway travels between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Sevierville, along U.S. Route 441 and State Route 448, in east Tennessee. It serves both, as the main thoroughfare for Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, and a spur of the Foothills Parkway. The road is simply called ""Parkway"" in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, where most of the commercial land development has occurred in those two cities. Both have numbered each traffic light sequentially to make it easier for non-locals to find their hotels and other tourist attractions. Sevierville has its traffic lights numbered in"
"Utah's Scenic Byway 12 - A Journey Through Time ! scope=""row"" | Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Washington Heritage Trail ! scope=""row"" | West Cascades Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Western Heritage Historic Byway ! scope=""row"" | Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway ! scope=""row"" | White Mountain Trail ! scope=""row"" | Wilderness Road Heritage Highway ! scope=""row"" | Wichita Mountains Byway ! scope=""row"" | Woodward Avenue (M-1) – Automotive Heritage Trail National Scenic Byway A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six ""intrinsic qualities"": archeological,"
"than one million visitors every year. Among the many recreational opportunities in the Coronado National Forest, through which the highway travels, are numerous campgrounds and picnic sites, multi-use trails, and scenic views. The Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, located at the summit of the highway, operates a ski slope during the winter months and remains open during the summer, offering summer ""sky rides"" on the ski lift. It is billed as the southernmost ski resort in the continental United States. In addition to the numerous recreational activities the highway offers access to, the highway's status as a Scenic Drive is a"