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Castle Mountains National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Castle Mountains National Monument, 20,920 acres (8,466 hectares), SE California. Surrounded on three sides by the Mojave National Preserve (see Mojave Desert), the monument contains Native American a...Cedar Breaks National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Cedar Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Cape Krusenstern National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Cape Krusenstern National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Cape Lookout National Seashore
(Encyclopedia)Cape Lookout National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Capitol Reef National Park
(Encyclopedia)Capitol Reef National Park: 241,904 acres (97,971 hectares), S Utah. The park features a dome-shaped white rock, said to resemble the U.S. Capitol, and a maze of deep canyons, arches, and monoliths cu...Capulin Volcano National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Capulin Volcano National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Carlsbad Caverns National Park
(Encyclopedia)Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 46,766 acres (18,940 hectares), SE N.Mex., in the Guadalupe Mts.; designated a national park in 1930. These connecting limestone caves, with remarkable stalactite and s...Adams National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Adams National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
(Encyclopedia)Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Bears Ears National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Bears Ears National Monument, 201,876 acres (81,696 hectares), SE Utah; est. 2016. Named for prominent twin buttes, the national monument as proclaimed by President Obama was more than six times large...Browse by Subject
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