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.
Acadia national park granite.
The weathering of granite ridges is one such activity.
Visitors enjoy 27 miles of historic motor roads 158.
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.
The varied landscape of acadia national park is the result of continuing geologic processes.
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History of acadia national park.
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.
Nps photo by georgia hybels.
The joints enlarge and expand when water fills them and freezes.
National parks image gallery the ocean pounds acadia national park wearing away everything but the earth s hard granite core.
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Large joints or fractures in the rock form square blocks.
At 3 5 million visits a year it s one of the top 10 most visited national parks in the united states.
The park attracts 3 5 million visitors annually making it one of the top ten most visited national park in the united states.
But the region had a long history of habitation before receiving this distinction.