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(4168 x 3429) Desert view watchtower. Interior hopi room. Stairs to first gallery.

The Desert View Watchtower, one of the most prominent architectural features on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, underwent major renovations during 2010.

The Watchtower is located at Desert View, the eastern-most developed area on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the tower was constructed in 1932. Architect Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter’s design takes its influences from the architecture of the ancestral Puebloan people of the Colorado Plateau. She collaborated on the design with Hope artisans of the day, including well-known Hopi artist Fred Kabotie whose murals adorn much of the second level of the tower.

Today, the 70-foot tower contains a gift store and its upper floors serve as observation decks where visitors from around the world enjoy magnificent views of the canyon and the Painted Desert.

Download the Desert View Trail Guide here: <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Desert_View-b.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Desert_View-b.pdf</a>

NPS Photo by Michael Quinn
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Source Grand Canyon Desert View Watchtower WTC04
Author Grand Canyon National Park
Camera location36° 02′ 39.27″ N, 111° 49′ 32.57″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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