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Monument Name Date Established New Name Date Redesignated/ Incorporated Agency Location Description
Arches April 12, 1929 Arches National Park November 12, 1971 NPS Utah
38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W / 38.68; -109.57 (Arches) 		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 March 4, 1929 Badlands National Park November 10, 1978 NPS South Dakota
43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W / 43.75; -102.50 (Badlands) 		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]
Becharof December 1, 1978 Bering Land Bridge National Preserve December 2, 1980 FWS
Bering Land Bridge December 1, 1978 Bering Land Bridge National Preserve 1980 NPS
Big Hole Battlefield June 23, 1910 Big Hole National Battlefield May 17, 1963 NPS
Biscayne October 18, 1968 Biscayne National Park June 28, 1980 NPS Florida
25°39′N 80°05′W / 25.65°N 80.08°W / 25.65; -80.08 (Biscayne) 		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 March 2, 1933 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park October 21, 1999 NPS Colorado
38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W / 38.57; -107.72 (Black Canyon of the Gunnison) 		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 June 8, 1923 Bryce Canyon National Park February 25, 1928 NPS Utah
37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W / 37.57; -112.18 (Bryce Canyon) 		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]
Capitol Reef August 2, 1937 Capitol Reef National Park December 18, 1971 NPS Utah
38°12′N 111°10′W / 38.20°N 111.17°W / 38.20; -111.17 (Capitol Reef) 		The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that exhibits the earth's diverse geologic layers. Other natural features are monoliths, sandstone domes, and cliffs shaped like the United States Capitol.[6]
Carlsbad Cave October 25, 1923 Carlsbad Caverns National Park May 14, 1930 NPS New Mexico
32°10′N 104°26′W / 32.17°N 104.44°W / 32.17; -104.44 (Carlsbad Caverns) 		Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican free-tailed bats and sixteen other species. Above ground are the Chihuahuan Desert and Rattlesnake Springs.[7] (WHS)
Castle Pinckney 1924 Castle Pinckney 1951 South Carolina
Channel Islands April 26, 1938 Channel Islands National Park March 5, 1980 NPS California
34°01′N 119°25′W / 34.01°N 119.42°W / 34.01; -119.42 (Channel Islands) 		Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected, and half of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a unique Mediterranean ecosystem originally settled by the Chumash people. They are home to over 2,000 species of land plants and animals, and 145 are unique to them, including the island fox. Professional ferry services offer transportation to the islands from the mainland.[8]
Chaco Canyon March 11, 1907 Chaco Culture National Historical Park December 19, 1980 NPS
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 1961 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park January 8, 1971 NPS
Congaree October 18, 1976 Congaree National Park November 10, 2003 NPS South Carolina
33°47′N 80°47′W / 33.78°N 80.78°W / 33.78; -80.78 (Congaree) 		On the Congaree River, this park is the largest portion of old-growth floodplain forest left in North America. Some of the trees are the tallest in the Eastern US. An elevated walkway called the Boardwalk Loop guides visitors through the swamp.[9]
Colonial December 30, 1930 Colonial National Historical Park June 5, 1936 NPS/ Preservation Virginia
Cinder Cone May 1907 Lassen Volcanic National Park August 9, 1916 NPS
Death Valley February 11, 1933 Death Valley National Park October 31, 1994 NPS California, Nevada
36°14′N 116°49′W / 36.24°N 116.82°W / 36.24; -116.82 (Death Valley) 		Death Valley is the hottest, lowest, and driest place in the United States. Daytime temperatures have topped 130 °F (54 °C) and it is home to Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in North America. A diversity of colorful canyons, desolate badlands, shifting sand dunes, sprawling mountains, and over 1000 species of plants populate this geologic graben. Additional points of interest include salt flats, historic mines, and springs.[10]
Denali December 1, 1978 Denali National Park and Preserve 1980 NPS
Lassen Peak May 1907 Lassen Volcanic National Park August 9, 1916 NPS
  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.
  6. ^ "Capitol Reef National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Carlsbad Caverns National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Channel Islands National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Congaree National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Death Valley National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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