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.

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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
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
dramatic multicolored sandstone cliffs
hiking and backpacking
photography
remote wilderness character
slot canyons
locatedIn Arizona NERFINISHED
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

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Arizona Strip region contains Vermilion Cliffs National Monument