Quarry Visitor Center
National monument in Colorado and Utah, United States in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Built 1958 by Anshen & Allen. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Dinosaur National Monument is an American national monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers. Although most of the monument area is in Moffat County, Colorado, the Dinosaur Quarry is located in Utah, north of the town of Jensen, Utah. The nearest Colorado town is Dinosaur while the nearest city is Vernal, Utah.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | US 40, Dinosaur National Monument, UT |
| County | Uintah County |
| Listed | Dec 19, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86003401 |
| Built | 1958 |
| Architect | Anshen & Allen |
| Type of place | National Park Service visitor center |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | US 40, Dinosaur National Monument, UT |
| Coordinates | 40.44055, -109.30133 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dinosaur National Monument · 20 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Split Mountain Group Campground 3 mi · Green River Campground 3 mi · Rainbow Park Campground 8 mi |
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Nearby in Uintah County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86003401. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.