Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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Contact Information:
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
P.O. Box 185
15807 Teller County 1
Florissant, CO 80816
719-748-3253
http://www.nps.gov/flfo/
Size: 5,998 acres
Location: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is located 35 miles west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. From north/south on I-25, take US 24 west 35 miles to town of Florissant, then follow signs 2 miles south to the visitor center.
Description: A wealth of fossil insects, seeds, and leaves of the Oligocene Period are preserved here in remarkable detail. Here, too, is an unusual display of standing petrified sequoia stumps.
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument |
Operating
Hours: The visitor center hours are May 1 - September 30 from 9:00am
- 5:30pm; and the rest of the year from 8:00am - 4:30pm.
History: Authorized on August 20, 1969.
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