• View of Grand Canyon National Park at sunset from the South Rim

    Grand Canyon

    National Park Arizona

Natural Sounds

Natural sounds are an important part of Grand Canyon National Park. Rustling winds in the canyons and the rush of waters are the heartbeat and breath of some of our most valuable resources. (It may take a few seconds for the sounds to load.)
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Cicadas :15
Separation Canyon
August 2006

Hance Creek :15
In the Schist
March 1985


Bugling Elk :20
South Rim
August 2005

 


Thunderstorm :10
Pasture Wash
August 2005


Bird Songs at Sunrise :20
South Rim Village
June 2007


Bass Rapid :17
Colorado River Mile 108
August 2003

 

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"Mountains of music swell in the river,
Hills of music billow in the creeks...
While other melodies are heard
In the gorges of the lateral canyons.
The Grand Canyon is a land of song."

- John Wesley Powell

Did You Know?

COLORADO RIVER AT THE BOTTOM OF GRAND CANYON

From Yavapai Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the drop to the Colorado River below is 4,600 feet (1,400 m). The elevation at river level is 2,450 feet (750 m) above sea level. Without the Colorado River, a perennial river in a desert environment, the Grand Canyon would not exist.