List of National Natural Landmarks in Arizona
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From the list of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Arizona. There are 10 in total.[1]
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Barfoot Park | June 2011 | Cochise County | federal (Coronado National Forest) | One of the best U.S. examples of Madrean-influenced ponderosa pine forests. | ||
2 | Barringer Meteor Crater | November 1967 | Winslow Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Navajo | private | The Impact crater which lead Daniel Barringer to suggest in 1906 that it was caused by a meteor. He was eventually proven correct by Gene Shoemaker, making this the world's first identified meteor crater. | |
3 | Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve | December 1974 | Sonoita Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Santa Cruz | private (The Nature Conservancy) | This 260 acres (110 ha) preserve is a mix of the rare cienega wetland with Black Oak and Arizona Fescue fields.[1] It is notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the Gila chub. | |
4 | Comb Ridge | 1976 | Navajo | communal lands (Navajo Nation) | The only known location for tritylodont fossils in North America. | ||
5 | Grapevine Mesa | 1967 | Mohave | federal (Bureau of Land Management) | The best existing display of Joshua trees in the United States. | ||
6 | Kaibab Squirrel Area | 1965 | Coconino | federal (Kaibab National Forest) | Illustrative of the habitat for the Kaibab squirrel. | ||
7 | Onyx Cave | 1974 | Santa Cruz | federal (Coronado National Forest) | Considered to be the finest cave in Arizona. | ||
8 | Patagonia-Sonoita Creek | 1970 | Santa Cruz | private (The Nature Conservancy) | An example of a cottonwood-willow riparian forest and one of the last permanent stream-bottom habitat areas in southern Arizona. | ||
9 | Ramsey Canyon | 1965 | Cochise County | private (The Nature Conservancy) | A stream-cut, vertical-sided gorge. | ||
10 | Willcox Playa | 1966 | Cochise County | federal (Bureau of Land Management) | The largest “dry lake” in Arizona, |
References
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