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_Name_ |_Location_| _When |_Area | _Description_
| |created_ |(acres)_|
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Devil's | Wyoming |Sept. 24,| 1152 |Remarkable natural rock tower,
Tower | | 1906 | | of volcanic origin, 1200 feet
| | | | in height.
| | | |
Montezuma | Arizona | Dec. 8, | 160 |Prehistoric cliff dwelling ruin
Castle | | 1906 | | of unusual size, situated in a
| | | | niche in face of a vertical
| | | | cliff; of scenic and
| | | | ethnological interest.
| | | |
El Morro | New | Dec. 8, | 160 |Enormous sandstone rock eroded
| Mexico | 1906 | | in form of a castle, upon
| | | | which inscriptions have been
| | | | placed by early Spanish
| | | | explorers; contains cliff
| | | | dweller ruins; of great
| | | | historic, scenic, and
| | | | ethnological interest.
| | | |
Chaco | New | Mar. 11,| 20,629 |Contains numerous cliff dweller
Cañon | Mexico | 1907 | | ruins, including communal
| | | | houses in good condition
| | | | and but little excavated.
| | | |
Muir Woods|California| Jan. 9, | 295 |Contains one of the most noted
| | 1908 | | redwood groves in California;
| | | | was donated by Hon. William
| | | | Kent, Member of Congress;
| | | | located seven miles from San
| | | | Francisco.
| | | |
Pinnacles |California| Jan. 16,| 2080 |Contains many spirelike rock
| | 1908 | | formations, 600 to 1000 feet
| | | | high, which are visible for
| | | | many miles; also numerous
| | | | caves and other formations.
| | | |
Tumacacori| Arizona |Sept. 15,| 10 |Contains ruins of Franciscan
| | 1908 | | mission dating from sixteenth
| | | | century, until recent years
| | | | in fair preservation, but now
| | | | rapidly disintegrating.
| | | |
Mukuntuweap| Utah | July 31 | 15,840 |Contains magnificent gorge,
| | 1909 | | depth from 800 to 2000 feet,
| | | | with precipitouswalls and many
| | | | waterfalls. Of great beauty
| | | | and scenic interest.
| | | |
Shoshone | Wyoming |Sept. 21,| 210 |Cavern of considerable extent,
Cavern | | 1909 | | located near Cody.
| | | |
Natural | Utah |Sept. 25,| 2740 |Contains three natural bridges,
Bridges | | 1909 | | among largest examples of
| | | | their kind. Largest bridge is
| | | | 222 feet high, 65 feet thick
| | | | at top of arch; arch is 28
| | | | feet wide; span 261 feet;
| | | | height of span 157 feet. Other
| | | | two are only slightly smaller.
| | | |
Gran | New | Nov. 1, | 160 |One of the most important of
Quivira | Mexico | 1909 | | earliest Spanish mission ruins
| | | | in the Southwest. Monument
| | | | also contains Pueblo ruins.
| | | |
Sitka | Alaska | Mar. 23,| 57 |Park of great natural beauty
| | 1910 | | and historic interest as scene
| | | | of massacre of Russians by
| | | | Indians. Contains 16 totem
| | | | poles of best native
| | | | workmanship.
| | | |
Rainbow | Utah | May 30, | 160 |Unique natural bridge of great
Bridge | | 1910 | | scientific interest and
| | | | symmetry. Height 309 feet
| | | | above water; span is 278 feet,
| | | | in shape of rainbow.
| | | |
Lewis | Montana | May 16, | 160 |Immense limestone cavern of
and | | 1911 | | great scientific interest,
Clark | | | | magnificently decorated with
Cavern | | | | stalactite formations. Cavern
| | | | now closed to public because
| | | | of depredations by vandals.
| | | |
Colorado | Colorado | May 24, | 13,883 |Contains many lofty monoliths
| | 1911 | | and is wonderful example of
| | | | erosion; of great scenic
| | | | beauty and interest.
| | | |
Petrified | Arizona | July 31,| 25,625 |Contains abundance of petrified
Forest | | 1911 | | coniferous trees, one of which
| | | | forms a small natural bridge.
| | | | Is of great scientific
| | | | interest.
| | | |
Navajo | Arizona | Mar. 14,| 360 |Contains numerous pueblo or
| | 1912 | | cliff dweller ruins, in good
| | | | preservation.
| | | |
Papago | Arizona | Jan. 31,| 2050 |Contains splendid collection
Saguaro | | 1914 | | of characteristic desert flora
| | | | and numerous pictographs.
| | | | Interesting rock formations.
| | | |
Dinosaur | Utah | Oct. 4, | 80 |Contains deposits of fossil
| | 1915 | | remains of prehistoric animal
| | | | life of great scientific
| | | | interest.
| | | |
Sieur de | Mount | July 8, | About |Beautiful island scenery,
Monts | Desert | 1916 | 5000 | mountains, lakes, meadows,
| Island, | | | numerous varieties of birds
| Maine | | | and plants. Historical
| | | | Associations.
| | | |
Capulin | Northeast| 1916 | 681 |Magnificent specimen of a
| Corner | | | volcanic cinder cone, 8000
| New | | | feet high; crater 1500 feet
| Mexico | | | in diameter, cone-shaped;
| | | | numerous "blister cones."
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