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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,…

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…

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).

(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…

Wind Cave National Park

(Encyclopedia) Wind Cave National Park, 28,295 acres (11,459 hectares), in the Black Hills, SW S.Dak.; est. 1903. Wind Cave, discovered in 1881, was named for the strong air currents that blow…