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Former Monuments

Name	Agency	Location	Date Established	Date Redesignated	Description
Arches National Park	NPS	Utah 38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W / 38.68; -109.57 (Arches)	April 12, 1929	November 12, 1971	This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the famous Delicate Arch. In a desert climate, millions of years of erosion have led to these structures, and the arid ground has life-sustaining soil crust and potholes, which serve as natural water-collecting basins. Other geologic formations are stone columns, spires, fins, and towers.^[1]
Badlands National Park	NPS	South Dakota 43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W / 43.75; -102.50 (Badlands)	March 4, 1929	November 10, 1978	The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, spires, and grass prairies. It has the world's richest fossil beds from the Oligocene epoch, and the wildlife includes bison, bighorn sheep, black-footed ferrets, and swift foxes.^[2]
Biscayne National Park	NPS	Florida 25°39′N 80°05′W / 25.65°N 80.08°W / 25.65; -80.08 (Biscayne)	October 18, 1968	June 28, 1980	Located in Biscayne Bay, this park at the north end of the Florida Keys has four interrelated marine ecosystems: mangrove forest, the Bay, the Keys, and coral reefs. Threatened animals include the West Indian manatee, American crocodile, various sea turtles, and peregrine falcon.^[3]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	NPS	Colorado 38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W / 38.57; -107.72 (Black Canyon of the Gunnison)	March 2, 1933	October 21, 1999	The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, which slices sheer canyon walls from dark Precambrian-era rock. The canyon features incredibly steep descents, and is a popular site for river rafting and rock climbing. The deep, narrow canyon, made of gneiss and schist, is often in shadow and therefore appears black.^[4]
Bryce Canyon	Utah 37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W / 37.57; -112.18 (Bryce Canyon)	June 8, 1923	February 25, 1928	Bryce Canyon is a giant geological amphitheater on the Paunsaugunt Plateau. The unique area has hundreds of tall sandstone hoodoos formed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by Mormon pioneers.^[5]

^ "Arches National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Badlands National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Biscayne National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Bryce Canyon National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[1] "Arches National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[2] "Badlands National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[3] "Biscayne National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[4] "Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[5] "Bryce Canyon National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

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