Devils Tower National Monument
The first national monument: an 867-foot (264 m) column of volcanic rock in Wyoming, with a paved loop around its base and world-class crack climbing.
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
A half-mile-deep (800 m) amphitheatre of orange spires above 10,000 feet (3,050 m) near Cedar City, Utah, with rim walks and ancient bristlecone pines.
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Muir Woods National Monument
Old-growth coast redwoods on level boardwalk loops 11 miles (18 km) north of the Golden Gate Bridge, with trails up Mount Tamalpais.
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Sand to Snow National Monument
Desert birding walks and Southern California’s highest summit, San Gorgonio, in one monument between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree.
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Río Grande del Norte National Monument
The Rio Grande’s basalt gorge near Taos, with rim walks, steep trails to the river and the Taos Box whitewater run.
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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Jagged granite spires above Las Cruces, New Mexico, with spring-fed canyon walks, a range crossing and remote desert peaks.
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Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A caldera with two lakes, a glassy obsidian flow and a mile-long lava tube, just south of Bend, Oregon.
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
The volcano that erupted in 1980: lava tubes and easy walks on the south side, a summit climb and the round-the-mountain Loowit Trail.
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Northern Maine forest and rivers beside Katahdin, with a scenic loop road, lean-tos, winter huts and the International Appalachian Trail.
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Organ pipe and saguaro cactus on Arizona’s border with Mexico, with easy desert trails and a vast wilderness.
