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==Protection by the government== | ==Protection by the government== | ||
::''Main article: [[ | ::''Main article: [[Boyd Glacier National Park]]'' | ||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] declared the Billboard a national monument under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] declared the Billboard a national monument under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. on 10 June of that same year, it was combined with the neighboring [[Boyd Glacier]] Conservation Zone to become the nation's first national park. | ||
The feature was preserved primarily for its striking geological aesthetic. Billboard National Monument protects the surrounding area of the Sarnoff Mountains, making up roughly the western half of the range, from [[Walgreen Peak]] to the [[Bailey Ridge]]. The Sarnoff Mountains were on the January 2024 list of ten sites that should be considered for eventual protection as a national park of Westarctica, but more detailed review deemed the final recommended borders to be more appropriate, anchoring the Billboard as the primary focus. | The feature was preserved primarily for its striking geological aesthetic. Billboard National Monument protects the surrounding area of the Sarnoff Mountains, making up roughly the western half of the range, from [[Walgreen Peak]] to the [[Bailey Ridge]]. The Sarnoff Mountains were on the January 2024 list of ten sites that should be considered for eventual protection as a national park of Westarctica, but more detailed review deemed the final recommended borders to be more appropriate, anchoring the Billboard as the primary focus. | ||