Lava Beds National Monument (9628 bytes)
1: ...]], is the site of the largest concentration of [[lava tube]] [[cave]]s in the [[United States]].
2: It was established as a [[United States National Monument]] on [[November 21]], [[1925]].
4: ...ke Volcano from Captain Jack's Stronghold in Lava Beds NM-750px.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Medicine Lake Volc...
6: The monument lies on the northeast flank of the Medicine Lake ...
7: The region in and around the monument is unique because it lies on the junction of the ...

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (1346 bytes)
1: [[Image:Agate-beds-windmill.jpg|thumb|200px|A windmill that once pro...
3: ...Harrison]], [[Nebraska]]. The main feature of the Monument is a [[valley]] of the [[Niobrara River]].
7: The Monument is best known, however, for the large number of w...
9: The site is maintained by the [[National Park Service]].
12: * [http://www.nps.gov/agfo/ National Park Service website]

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (1354 bytes)
1: ...ssant Fossil Beds were set aside as a part of our National Park System in 1969.
6: * [http://www.nps.gov/flfo/index.htm National Park Service (public domain source of much of thi...
7: ...National-Monument Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Pictures]
9: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (3087 bytes)
1: ...mmal]]s and [[Angiosperm|Flowering Plants]]). The monument is divided into three units: Painted Hills (named...
3: ...nvestigations and the painstaking analysis of the monument's vast fossil record.
5: The Fossil beds contain vestiges of the actual [[soil]]s, [[river...
7: ...ter, [[Thomas Condon]], who recognized the fossil beds as a scientific treasure. At the time, paleontolo...
9: ...ion exposes them to the elements. Thus the fossil beds are continually canvassed by paleontologists.

Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds (3449 bytes)
27: ...ne|cinder cone]] [[volcano]] in [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]]. Within the park it is located about 10 m...
31: ...around Snag Lake and follows the edge of the lava beds.
33: ... Geologists think that they were picked up by the lava as it moved toward the surface.
41: ...NP-1200px.JPG|thumb|200px|none|The Fantastic Lava Beds from Cinder Cone]]
43: ...der Cone in Lassen VNP-750px.JPG|thumb|250px|none|Lava streambed from Cinder Cone]]

Lava Tree State Monument (369 bytes)
1: ...50px|Lava molds of tree trunks in Lava Tree State Monument]]
3: '''Lava Tree State Monument''' is located 2.7 miles southeast of [[Pahoa]] on...
4: ...olds of the tree trunks that were formed when a [[lava]] flow swept through a forested area.

U.S. National Monument (10735 bytes)
1: ...text of the [[United States]]. The term "national monument" is also used in other countries (e.g. [[Ireland]...
3: ...t compared to the protection (and funding) that a national park receives.
5: ... have an even greater degree of protection than a national park would alone.
7: National monuments are managed by the [[National Park Service]] or by the [[Bureau of Land Managem...
9: ...ruined by the time they got around to making it a national park.

National monument (101 bytes)
1: *[[English national monument]]
2: *[[Irish national monument]]
3: *[[U.S. National Monument]]

Pinnacles National Monument (1953 bytes)
1: '''Pinnacles National Monument''' is south of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]],...
15: * [http://www.nps.gov/pinn/ National Park Service link]
16: ...ks/Pinnacles-National-Monument Pinnacles National Monument Pictures]
19: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Petroglyph National Monument (1171 bytes)
1: ...sup2;) monument is cooperatively managed by the [[National Park Service]] and the City of Albuquerque.
3: ...to other areas and moved on through history. The monument protects them for visitors to see and appreciate ...
5: .../petr/ National Park Service: Petroglyph National Monument]
7: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Chiricahua National Monument (764 bytes)
1: ...d eroded into the natural features visible at the monument today.
3: The [[national monument]] also preserves the [[Faraway Ranch]], owned at ...
11: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Pipestone National Monument (1162 bytes)
1: ...wed to quarry the pipestone at Pipestone National Monument.
3: ... months, there are cultural demonstrations at the monument. Visitors can also walk along a 0.75-mile (1.2 km...
5: ... Monument was established as a protected national monument in [[1937]].
9: ...p://www.nps.gov/pipe/index.htm Pipestone National Monument homepage]
11: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

El Malpais National Monument (615 bytes)
1: ... "badlands") due to the extremely rough, rugged [[lava]] flow that covers much of the park. The terrain ...
5: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Wupatki National Monument (1168 bytes)
1: ...nsisco Mts.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Wupatki National Monument, with the [[San Francisco Mountains]] beyond]]
2: ... with the nearby [[Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument]].
4: ...he many settlement sites scattered throughout the monument were built by the [[Ancient Pueblo Peoples]], mor...
6: ... with scores of rooms. The largest settlement on monument territory is the namesake Wupatki Ruin, built aro...
8: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Ocmulgee National Monument (2396 bytes)
1: ...ablished in [[1936]] and is administered by the [[National Park Service]] of the [[U.S. Department of the In...
7: ...anisfestation. The park was made into a National Monument in [[1936]].
18: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Bandelier National Monument (902 bytes)
1: ...ional-monument.jpg|thumb|200px|Bandelier National Monument]]
3: ...s (23,367 acres (94.56 km²)) of the National Monument has been designated a [[wilderness]] area.
5: The main attraction of the National Monument is Frijoles Canyon, containing the ruins of a com...
7: It was designated a National Monument on [[February 11]], [[1916]], and the wilderness ...
9: The National Monument is named after [[anthropology|anthropologist]] [[...

Colorado National Monument (583 bytes)
1: ...20030920 130827 2.1504x1000.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Monument Canyon]]
3: ...and varied vegetation. Its feature attraction is Monument canyon, which runs the length of the park.
6: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]
10: ...arks/Colorado-National-Monument Colorado National Monument Pictures]

Dinosaur National Monument (553 bytes)
1: [[Image:Dinosaur National Monument-inside the Dinosaur Quarry building.jpeg|right|th...
3: ...inosaur National Monument''' is a [[U.S. National Monument]] located on the border between the [[United Stat...
7: [http://www.nps.gov/dino Dinosaur National Monument official site]
10: [[Category:U.S. National Monuments]]

Scotts Bluff National Monument (4388 bytes)
1: ...|right|thumb|Saddle Rock in Scotts Bluff National Monument]]
3: ...ns at its highest point. Other bluffs within the national park are called Eagle Rock, Dome Rock, and Sentin...
19: ...s were turned into a National Monument when the [[National Park Service]] was created in [[1919]]. A visito...
21: The visitor center for Scotts Bluff National Monument is located on State Highway 92, a mile west of it...
26: ...id-west/nebraska/ Photos of Scotts Bluff National Monument - Terra Galleria]

Walnut Canyon National Monument (630 bytes)
7: ...] and was established as a United States National Monument in 1915.
15: [[de:Walnut Canyon National Monument]]

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