. . . was authorized on this date in 1988.
Largest concentration of Hagerman Horse (Equus simplicidens) fossils in North America – 30 complete horse fossils and portions of 200 individual horses.
Internationally significant Monument protects world’s richest late Pliocene epoch (3 – 4 mya) fossil deposits: over 220 species of plants and animals!
Glimpse life before the last Ice Age and view earliest appearance of modern flora and fauna.
This monument is currently closed as a result of a wild fire in August.