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Great Falls Park
National Park Service unit in Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the park in Virginia. For the National Historical Park in New Jersey, see Great Falls (Passaic River).
Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service (NPS) site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres (3.2 km2) along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.[1] The Great Falls of the Potomac River are near the northern boundary of the park, as are the remains of the Patowmack Canal, the first canal in the United States that used locks to raise and lower boats.
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Great Falls Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
Nearest city | McLean, Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°59′51″N 77°15′18″W |
Area | 800 acres (320 ha) |
Established | 1966 |
Visitors | 645,000[citation needed] (in 2002) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
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Great Falls (climbing area) | |
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Location | Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
Nearest city | McLean, Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°59′20.87″N 77°14′51.52″W |
Climbing type | top-rope crag |
Height | 35-50 feet |
Pitches | 1 |
Ratings | 5.0-5.12 |
Grades | I |
Rock type | Wissahikon Mica-schist with quartz crystals |
Quantity of rock | days worth |
Development | very well developed |
Cliff aspect | East facing |
Season | spring to fall |
Ownership | National Park Service |
Camping | none |
Classic climbs |
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