colorado has 5 national monuments located throughout the state. each monument is unque and provides a different view of historic colorado.
dinosaur national monument
this monument, located on colorado and utah, was designated as a national monument in 1915. it was discovered by paleontologist earl douglass o˜august 17, 1909. the 200,000 acre area was layered withprehistoric plant and animal fossils nad contained 350 tons of fossils, including full skeletons and remains of some dinosaur species that previously were unknown.
colorado national monument
the colorado national monumenrt, located in fruita, colorado, covers about 20,000 acres. the sheer walla and deep canyons are conciteredone of hte grand landscapes of the american west.
florissant fossil bed national monument
volcanic eruptions formed fossil beds when they sent lava and mud into the florissant basin milliona of years ago.the monument is known for more then 80,000 identified namimal and plant specimans and is lcated just west if pikes peak.
hovenweep national monument
hovenweep national monument was established in 1923 snd is found in colorado and utah. located on 784 acres, the monument includes 6 unique prehistoric villages that date back to the mid-thirteenth century.
yucca house national monument
this historic site is located in southwest colorado and contains the unexcavated ruins of ancestral puebloan villages.