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Fossil Butte National MonumentSouthwest Wyoming 50 million years ago
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Fossil Butte National Monument
Goods & Services
 
Water, film, and a bookstore, operated by the Intermountain Natural History Association, are available in the visitor center. All other goods and services are available in Kemmerer and Diamondville or other nearby communities. Evanston and Cokeville, Wyoming and Garden City, Utah are within 60 miles of Fossil Butte National Monument.
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INHA
Intermountain Natural History Association has books, maps, posters and more to enhance your visit.
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fish eating fish, NPS photo of Fossil Country Museum specimen
Places to Stay and Eat
Nearby communities provide lodging, camping, restaurants and other services you might need.
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arrowleaf balsomroot
Nearby Attractions
Visit J.C. Penney's first store, the grave of an Oregon Trail emigrant, and observe wildhorses.
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Fossil Butte from a distance  

Did You Know?
Fossil Butte National Monument preserves only 1% of the Fossil Lake deposits, the smallest of three ancient lakes that make up the famous Green River Formation.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST