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Bryce Canyon has the highest density of hoodoos in the world. Hoodoos, sometimes called fairy chimneys, are spires of rock that form in certain dry areas due to wind and erosion.

Mormons were the first modern settlers in the area and the canyon is named after one of those settlers, Ebenezer Bryce, who built a road to the canyon for timber harvesting. Ebenezer was focused simply on surviving in such a dry and inhospitable clime and wasn't impressed by the unique beauty that millions of people visit for today. Instead, Ebenezer described the canyon that would later be named after him as "Helluva place to lose a cow" because the numerous hoodoos would make finding livestock quite challenging.