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.
Created on November 9, 2000 by a presidential proclamation issued by President Bill Clinton, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument was extracted from existing lands already under government control in extreme northern Coconino County, Arizona, immediately south of the border with Utah. The monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior.