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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). ...

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, and monoliths cu...

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 stalactite and s...

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Bluestone National Scenic River

(Encyclopedia)Bluestone National Scenic River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...