Yampa River in Dinosaur NM
Yampa River in Dinosaur NMThe Yampa River extends for nearly 250 miles from its source in the mountains of Colorado to its confluence with the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. For the last 47 of those miles, the Yampa River is within Dinosaur National Monument. |
Did You Know?
Paleontologist Earl Douglass first came to Utah looking for mammal fossils. He returned in 1909 and discovered an immense deposit of dinosaur bones, now protected at Dinosaur National Monument. Although made famous by dinosaurs, Douglass died preferring his beloved mammal fossils over dinosaurs.