National Monument Highpoint First Ascents

First Ascents for National Monuments ^*

^* compiled by Dave Covill and John Mitchler, later by Bill Jacobs

National Monument First Ascent Rules

Generally, “Rules” and “First Ascent Rules” for county highpoints apply.
Eligibility includes anyone actively pursuing the national monument list.
Ascents prior to national monument establishment count.
Ascents prior to purposeful intent to pursue the national monument list count.
National monument highpoint is the highest legally accessible point.
This rule may be rescinded depending on the general consensus.
Only current national monuments will be tracked.

In the following table virgin highpoints are indicated by "V" in the date column.

NATIONAL MONUMENT	STATE	DATE	HIGHPOINTER(S)
-----------------------------------	---------	--------	-------------------------
Admiralty Island	AK	V
African Burial Ground	NY	11/07/2007	Mitchler
Agate Fossil Beds	NE	02/13/2005	Covill, Mitchler
Agua Fria	AZ	04/03/2006	Covill, Hartman
Alibates Flint Quarries	TX	11/24/2007	Covill, Mitchler
Aniakchak	AK	08/09/2012	Covill, Mitchler
Aztec Ruins	NM	08/11/2005	Covill
Bandelier	NM	11/24/2005	Covill, John and Kathy Mitchler
Booker T. Washington	VA	08/01/2006	Covill, John and Kathy Mitchler
Buck Island Reef	VI	01/01/2008	Covill
Cabrillo	CA	02/05/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
California Coastal	CA	V
Canyon de Chelly	AZ	10/29/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Canyons of the Ancients	CO	08/11/2005	Covill
Cape Krusenstern	AK	V
Capulin Volcano	NM	06/04/1966	B Martin
Carrizo Plain	CA	12/01/1986	Vitz
Casa Grande Ruins	AZ	10/24/2004	A Martin, Mitchler
Cascade - Siskiyou	OR	10/20/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Castillo de San Marcos	FL	01/20/2006	Mitchler
Castle Clinton	NY	08/05/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Cedar Breaks	UT	08/15/2005	Covill
Cesar E. Chavez	CA	04/10/2013	Mitchler
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers	OH	07/11/2013	Mitchler
Chimney Rock	CO	10/12/2013	Covill
Chiricahua	AZ	04/26/1990	B Martin
Colorado	CO	02/12/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Craters Of The Moon	ID	05/16/2006	J Brekhus
Devils Postpile	CA	05/10/2008	Covill
Devils Tower	WY	06/12/1966	G Roach
Dinosaur	CO	09/04/1987	Schweiker
Effigy Mounds	IA	06/03/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
El Malpais	NM	11/26/2011	Dave Covill
El Morro	NM	05/25/1996	Covill
First State	DE	07/25/2013	Mitchler
Florissant Fossil Beds	CO	04/09/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Fort Frederica	GA	01/21/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Fort McHenry	MD	01/21/2007	Mitchler
Fort Matanzas	FL	01/20/2006	Mitchler
Fort Monroe	VA	10/19/2011	Mitchler
Fort Ord	CA	07/25/2012	Mitchler
Fort Pulaski	GA	01/21/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Fort Stanwix	NY	12/05/2008	Mitchler
Fort Sumter	SC	06/03/2008	John and Kathy Mitchler
Fort Union	NM	04/01/2005	Covill
Fossil Butte	WY	08/01/2007	Covill
George Washington Birthplace	VA	01/20/2007	Mitchler
George Washington Carver	MO	08/07/2006	Covill
Giant Sequoia	CA	06/30/1985	Vitz
Gila Cliff Dwellings	NM	02/09/2008	Covill, Mitchler
Governors Island	NY	08/05/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Grand Canyon - Parashant	AZ	06/03/1986	Packard
Grand Portage	MN	07/25/2007	Covill
Grand Staircase-Escalante	UT	04/28/2000	Vitz
Hagerman Fossil Beds	ID	05/31/2007	Covill
Hanford Reach	WA	11/25/2009	Covill
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad	MD	04/20/2014	Covill
Hohokam Pima	AZ	04/14/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Homestead	NE	06/02/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Hovenweep	CO	08/11/2005	Covill
Ironwood Forest	AZ	12/07/1985	B Martin
Jewel Cave	SD	05/19/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
John Day Fossil Beds	OR	11/27/2009	Covill
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks	NM	11/25/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Lava Beds	CA	10/19/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Little Bighorn Battlefield	MT	07/01/2007	Mitchler
Marianas Trench Marine	CNMI	V
Misty Fjords	AK	V
Montezuma Castle	AZ	11/01/2005	Covill, Hartman
Mount Saint Helens	WA	05/03/1987	Bolton
Muir Woods	CA	05/25/2005	Covill
Natural Bridges	UT	08/12/2005	Covill
Navajo	AZ	05/08/2011	Covill
Newbury Volcanic	OR	08/08/2000	Vitz
Ocmulgee	GA	07/10/2007	Mitchler
Oregon Caves	OR	04/12/2008	John and Kurt Mitchler
Organ Mountains	NM	07/22/1995	A Martin
Organ Pipe Cactus	AZ	03/16/1968	Vitz
Pacific Remote Islands	USA	V
Papahanaumokuakea Marine	HI	V
Petroglyph	NM	04/01/2005	Covill (Wymore?)
Pipe Spring	AZ	08/20/2005	Covill
Pipestone	MN	06/02/2006	John and Kathy Mitchler
Pompeys Pillar	MT	07/27/1977	Jerry and Betty Brekhus
Poverty Point	LA	05/29/2008	John and Kathy Mitchler
Prehistoric Trackways	NM	11/30/2008	Mitchler
President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home	DC	04/18/2008	John and Kathy Mitchler
Rainbow Bridge	UT	03/23/2008	Covill, Hartman
Rio Grande del Norte	NM	09/30/2013	Covill, Jones, Mitchler families
Rose Atoll Marine	USA	V
Russell Cave	AL	??/??/2006	Wymore
Salinas Pueblo Missions	NM	??/??/2006	Wymore
San Juan Islands	WA	06/14/2013	Mitchler
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mtns	CA	12/31/1963	Schuler
Scotts Bluff	NE	06/07/2004	Jerry and Betty Brekhus
Sonoran Desert	AZ	03/09/1986	B Martin
Statue of Liberty	NY	08/05/2005	John and Kathy Mitchler
Sunset Crater Volcano	AZ	09/02/1968	Packard
Timpanogos Cave	UT	06/23/2008	Covill
Tonto	AZ	04/07/2007	Covill, Hartman
Tuzigoot	AZ	07/04/1994	Mitchler
Upper Missouri River Breaks	MT	06/22/2008	Helman, Packard
U.S. Military Working Dog Teams	TX	V
Vermilion Cliffs	AZ	10/31/2005	Covill
Virgin Islands Coral Reef	VI	04/23/2006	Mitchler
Walnut Canyon	AZ	11/01/2005	Covill
White Sands	NM	02/08/2008	Covill, Mitchler
World War II Valor	CA	11/28/2009	Covill
Wupatki	AZ	10/31/2005	Covill
Yucca House	CO	08/11/2005	Covill

Virgin Map

First Ascents Map Index (arranged alphabetically by last name)

First Ascents are red, green for all other visits, and orange for unvisited highpoints.

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