Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
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| Location | Northern Inner Coast Ranges, California, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Clearlake, California |
| Coordinates | 39°13′0″N 122°46′0″W / 39.21667°N 122.76667°WCoordinates: 39°13′0″N 122°46′0″W / 39.21667°N 122.76667°W |
| Area | 330,780 acres (133,860 ha) |
| Established | July 10, 2015 |
| Governing body | Mendocino National Forest, U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| Website | Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument |
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is a national monument of the United States comprising 330,780 acres (133,860 ha) of the California Coast Ranges in Napa, Yolo, Solano, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties in northern California.Cache Creek Wilderness is located within the monument.
The national monument was created by a proclamation issued on July 10, 2015 by President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act. Obama also signed proclamations creating two other national monuments (the Basin and Range National Monument in Nevada and the Waco Mammoth National Monument in central Texas) the same day. The monument will be jointly managed by the Mendocino National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management
The proclamation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument came after a campaign for the area's designation, supported by a coalition of counties and cities in the region (many of which passed resolutions of support), the California State Legislature, the Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians, state and local political leaders, local newspaper editorial boards, conservationist and environmental organizations, recreation groups, local business owners and landowners.
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