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Yucca House National Monument

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

Wood Buffalo National Park

(Encyclopedia) Wood Buffalo National Park, 17,577 sq mi (45,525 sq km), in NE Alta., Canada, extending into the Northwest Territories; est. 1922 to protect the only remaining herd of wood bison. It…

Waco Mammoth National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Waco Mammoth National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Walnut Canyon National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Walnut Canyon National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Boston National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia) Boston National Historical Park: 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…

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…