Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is a remote protected landscape in northern Arizona renowned for its dramatic multicolored sandstone cliffs, slot canyons, and unique formations like The Wave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vermilion Cliffs National Monument canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal land
ⓘ
national monument ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | limited access by permit to some areas ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 118,900 hectares
ⓘ
approximately 293,689 acres ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Coyote Buttes North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coyote Buttes South NERFINISHED ⓘ Paria Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ desert mesas ⓘ rock arches ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ steep escarpments ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
canyon and plateau landscape
ⓘ
high desert ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
President Bill Clinton
NERFINISHED
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Presidential proclamation ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 2000-11-09 ⓘ |
| geology |
Navajo Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multicolored sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitatFor | California condor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/national-monuments/vermilion-cliffs ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | V ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Wave rock formation
NERFINISHED
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dramatic multicolored sandstone cliffs ⓘ hiking and backpacking ⓘ photography ⓘ remote wilderness character ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Coconino County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ near Utah–Arizona border ⓘ northern Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | U.S. Highway 89A corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Kanab, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Page, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Landscape Conservation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permitRequiredFor |
Coyote Buttes North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coyote Buttes South NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | California condor release site ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.