Near Monticello in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Stephen Tyng Mather

July 4, 1867 - Jan. 22, 1930

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2025

1. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker

Inscription. He laid the foundation of the national park service defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Stephen Tyng Mather series list.

Location. 38° 10.095′ N, 109° 45.572′ W. Marker is near Monticello, Utah, in San Juan County. It is on Canyonlands National Park (State Road 211) 35 miles west of U.S. 191. The marker is located at the entrance to the Needles Visitor Center at Canyonlands National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moab UT 84532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bates E. Wilson (a few steps from this marker); Stone Storehouse Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Water to Live By (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cave Spring Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wooden Shoe Arch (approx. 1.7 miles away); The George Albert Smith Arch (approx. 3.2 miles away); Protecting Wilderness (approx. 11.4 miles away); Tracks in the Canyon (approx. 13½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

More about this marker. The are several duplicates of this marker at other parks.

Also see . . . Stephen Tyng Mather. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

His vigorous efforts to build public and political support for the parks helped persuade Congress to create the National Park Service in 1916. Appointed the first NPS director in May 1917, he continued to promote park access, development, and use and contributed generously to the parks from his personal fortune. During his tenure the service's domain expanded eastward with
Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2025

2. Stephen Tyng Mather Marker
the addition of Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, and Mammoth Cave national parks. Periodically disabled by manic-depression, Mather left office in January 1929 after suffering a stroke and died a year later.

(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Stephen Tyng Mather Marker in front of the visitors center (left side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 29, 2025

3. The view of the Stephen Tyng Mather Marker in front of the visitors center (left side)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.