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• Cabrillo National Monument - Located in San Diego, California. On September 28, 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo landed at San Diego Bay. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had set foot on what later became the west coast of the United States. His accomplishments were memorialized on October 14, 1913 with the establishment of Cabrillo National Monument. (Added: 24-Oct-2003)

• Devil's Postpile National Monument - Located in the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, California. Established in 1911 by presidential proclamation, Devils Postpile National Monument protects and preserves the Devils Postpile formation, the 101-foot Rainbow Falls, and the pristine mountain scenery. (Added: 24-Oct-2003)

• Lava Beds National Monument - Located in Tulelake, California. Volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake shield volcano have created an incredibly rugged landscape punctuated by cinder cones, lava flows, spatter cones, lava tube caves and pit craters. During the Modoc War of 1872-1873, the Modoc Indians used these tortuous lava flows to their advantage. (Added: 24-Oct-2003)

• Muir Woods National Monument - in Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Located near Mill Valley, California. "This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world," declared conservationist John Muir when describing the majestic coast redwoods of Muir Woods. (Added: 24-Oct-2003)

• Pinnacles National Monument - Located in Paicines, California. ising out of the chaparral-covered Gabilan Mountains, east of central California's Salinas Valley, are the spectacular remains of an ancient volcano. Massive monoliths, spires, sheer-walled canyons and talus passages define millions of years of erosion, faulting and tectonic plate movement. (Added: 24-Oct-2003)

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