Wildfires close Grand Canyon's North Rim
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Officials evacuated Jacob Lake and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon was closed to visitors because of the fast-moving White Sage wildfire.
About 140 miles west, the South Rim fire burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park grew to 1,640 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Montrose County on Friday night.
The Grand Canyon’s North Rim in Arizona also closed Thursday because of a wildfire on adjacent Bureau of Land Management land near Jacob Lake. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said it helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.
Map of Grand Canyon National Park area, ... located about 20 miles west of the North Rim Visitor Center, ... (Accessible from Grand Canyon Village, along the South Rim.)
Crews are working to control two fires in the park, one on each end, that are burning up dry fuel amid gusty winds and temperatures in the 90s
Grand Canyon National Park has enacted mandatory water conservation measures for the South Rim due to a pipeline break on the North Kaibab Trail, which has significantly affected the park's water ...
Grand Canyon West is separate from the South Rim, North Rim, and East Rim cluster, both physically and legally. It's on Hualapai land, which means national park passes and perks don't apply.
Wildfires have forced evacuations at two U.S. national parks in the West as summer monsoon storms increase lightning in the region. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado