# Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

The fossils owe their incredible preservation state to the interaction of from the nearby Thirtynine Mile volcanic field with the biology of the lake.

**Type:** park

**Location:** CO, US

**Nearest town:** Florissant

**Certified:** 2021

The fossils owe their incredible preservation state to the interaction of from the nearby Thirtynine Mile volcanic field with the biology of the lake.

[Official site](https://www.nps.gov/flfo/index.htm)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/florissant-fossil-beds-national-monument-dark-sky-park/)

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