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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jeff Mason

Biden, visiting U.S. West, designates national monument in Colorado

U.S. President Joe Biden gives a pen to World War II veteran, Francis Lovett during a ceremony to designate Camp Hale, a World War II training site used by the Army's 10th Mountain Division, as a new National Monument in Leadville, Colorado, U.S., October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared a rugged, mountainous section of Colorado that American soldiers used to train for combat in World War Two a national monument during his first stop on a tour of the U.S. West.

Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument to protect the 53,804-acre (21,770-hectare) area during a ceremony at the site. It was the first national monument declaration of his presidency.

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