What is the biggest canyon after the Grand Canyon?

The second largest canyon in the country lies in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. Visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park; experience the canyon's rugged beauty and enjoy its colorful history.



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The Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world, after the Grand Canyon in America and the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. It is up to 1,000 metres deep and five kilometres wide...

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The combined length of the ravines makes Mexico's Copper Canyon a whopping four times larger than the Grand Canyon in the United States. In some places, it's even deeper than the Grand Canyon, with a depth of over 1 mile (1.6 km)!

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The Fish River Canyon of southern Namibia is the second largest canyon in the World after the Grand Canyon of the USA. It consists of a northern upper and a southern lower canyon.

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Palo Duro Canyon (from the Spanish meaning hard stick) has been named The Grand Canyon of Texas both for its size and for its dramatic geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls, which are similar to those in the Grand Canyon.

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At 277 miles (446 km) long and up to 18 miles (29 km) wide, Arizona's Grand Canyon is the largest canyon in the US.

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Hells Canyon, Idaho and Oregon This is the deepest canyon in North America, the canyon is 8,043 feet (2,452 meters) deep.

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The Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in Tibet, a region of southwestern China, was formed over millions of years by the Yarlung Zangbo River. This canyon is the deepest in the world—at some points extending more than 5,300 meters (17,490 feet) from top to bottom.

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You cannot walk to Africa from the Grand Canyon though unless you go up through Alaska then into Russia and all the way through Central Asia and into Africa.

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The “Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon” is the largest and deepest canyon in the world. The canyon reaches an average depth of 7,440 feet passing through the Gyala Peri mountains and the peaks of the Namcha Barwa.

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1. Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona and is one of the great tourist attractions in the United States. Carved over several million years by the Colorado River, the canyon attains a depth of over 1.6 km (1 mile) and 446 km (277 miles) long.

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Antelope canyon: the most photographed canyon in America.

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The name Hells Canyon is believed to come from the difficult and rugged journey through the terrain by boat. The first known reference to it as Hells Canyon is in the 1895 edition of H.W. McCurdy's “Marine History of the Pacific Northwest.”

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Although Arizona's Grand Canyon is one of the most well-known canyons, other national parks like Canyonlands in Utah and Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado features some of the steepest cliffs and oldest rock in North America.

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Recap of the Best Canyons in the US
  • Zion Canyon, Utah.
  • Glen Canyon, Arizona.
  • Canyon De Chelly, Arizona.
  • Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon, Utah.
  • Santa Elena Canyon, Texas.
  • Palo Duro Canyon, Texas.
  • The Grand Canyon, Arizona.
  • Waimea Canyon, Hawaii.


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Palo Duro Canyon, Texas Known as the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is 120 miles long with depths up to 997 feet.

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