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Agua Fria National Monument

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

Yucca House National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Yucca House National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Big Bend National Park

(Encyclopedia)Big Bend National Park, 801,163 acres (324,471 hectares), W Tex.; authorized 1935, est. 1944. It is a triangle formed where the Rio Grande runs southeast then northeast in a big bend along the U.S.-Me...

Big Cypress National Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Big Cypress National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Big Hole National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Big Hole National Battlefield: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Big Thicket National Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Big Thicket National Preserve: 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...

Cedar Breaks National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Cedar Breaks National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

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