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Mojave Trails National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the Chemehuevi people, a ...Montezuma Castle National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Montezuma Castle National Monument, 858 acres (347 hectares), central Ariz.; est. 1906. Montezuma Castle, built c.1250, is a 5-story, 20-room dwelling perched high in the cavity of a cliff. It was nam...Newberry National Volcanic Monument
(Encyclopedia)Newberry National Volcanic Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, 582,578 sq mi (1,508,870 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the NW Hawaiian Islands, c.270 mi (435 km) NW of Oahu; est. 2006 as Northwestern Hawaiia...Aztec Ruins National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Aztec Ruins National Monument, 318 acres (129 hectares), NW N.Mex., near Farmington; est. 1923. Ruins of a 12th-century Pueblo town contain interesting kivas, one of which has been completely restored...Lava Beds National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Lava Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Poverty Point National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Poverty Point National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...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). ...Agua Fria National Monument
(Encyclopedia)Agua Fria National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Browse by Subject
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