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Kings Canyon National Park

(Encyclopedia)Kings Canyon National Park, 461,901 acres (187,070 hectares), E central California. Largely wilderness, the park features summits of the High Sierra and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. Genera...

Petrified Forest National Park

(Encyclopedia)Petrified Forest National Park, 93,533 acres (37,881 hectares), E Ariz.; est. as a national monument 1906, designated a national park 1962. A part of the Painted Desert, it contains the largest known ...

Pompeys Pillar National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Pompeys Pillar National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

California Coastal National Monument

(Encyclopedia)California Coastal National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

California National Historic Trail

(Encyclopedia)California National Historic Trail: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Agua Fria National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Agua Fria National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Bryce Canyon National Park

(Encyclopedia)Bryce Canyon National Park, 35,835 acres (14,513 hectares), SW Utah; est. 1924. The Pink Cliffs of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, c.2,000 ft (610 m) high, were formed by water, frost, and wind action on alt...

Boston National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Boston National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Carrizo Plain National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Carrizo Plain National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...