Walnut Canyon National Monument is located within the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the world. Two other major forest communities - pinyon-juniper and riparian - are also important here and throughout the region.
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Flagstaff, Arizona, is the world's first designated International Dark Sky City. This helps to ensure dark night skies at 3 national monuments located nearby - Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Wupatki.