Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Infobox_protected_area | name = Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
iucn_category = III



caption =
locator_x = 25
locator_y = 100
location = Riverside County, California, USA
nearest_city = Palm Springs, CA
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 48
lat_seconds = 3
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 116
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
area = 272,000 (1,100 km²)
established = October 24, 2000
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in Southern California. It includes portions of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto ranges, the northernmost of the Peninsular Ranges, west of the Coachella Valley. The national monument covers portions of Riverside County. It is located approximately 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

The monument was established in October 2000, through Congressional legislation. It covers an area of 252,000 acres. It is administered jointly by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.

External links

* [http://www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings/santarosa/santa_rosa_national_monument.html Bureau of Land Management] website on Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
* [http://www.discovernlcs.org/TheNLCS/Monuments/SantaRosaSanJacinto.cfm National Landscape Conservation System] website on Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/business-plans/san-bernardino/financials/monument.html U.S. Forest Service] website on Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument


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