Established on November 9, 2000 by a presidential proclamation by President Bill Clinton, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument was carved from existing lands already under the management of the U.S. Government in extreme northern Coconino County, Arizona, immediately south of the border with the state of Utah. The monument is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument was formally established on November 9, 2000, through a presidential proclamation issued by President Bill Clinton. This national monument was created from existing government-controlled lands in northern Coconino County, Arizona, near the Utah border. The monument's management is handled by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior.