Natural Bridges National Monument is a United States national monument in San Juan County in southeastern Utah, roughly fifty miles northwest of the Four Corners, at the junction of White Canyon and Armstrong Canyon within the Colorado River drainage. It protects three natural stone bridges carved from the white Permian sandstone of the Cedar Mesa Formation that gives White Canyon its name, including a bridge ranked among the largest natural bridges in the world. The monument's remote location and low light pollution also made it, in 2007, the first International Dark Sky Park designated anywhere by the International Dark-Sky Association.
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1. Natural Bridges National Monument - Wikipedia
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is a U.S. National Monument located about 50 miles
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April 16, 1908
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National Park Service
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Natural Bridges National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Four Corners boundary of southeast Utah, in the western United States, at the junction of White Canyon and Armstrong Canyon, part of the Colorado River drainage.
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