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]
Comb Ridge
Meteor Crater
Onyx Cave
Willcox Playa
Barfoot Park
Grapevine Mesa
Kaibab Squirrel Area
Patagonia-Sonoita
Ramsey Canyon
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Arizona National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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| 1 | Barfoot Park |  | 2011 | 31°54′54.32″N 109°18′7.26″W / 31.9150889°N 109.3020167°W / 31.9150889; -109.3020167 (Barfoot Park) | Cochise | Federal (Coronado National Forest) | One of the best U.S. examples of Madrean-influenced ponderosa pine forests. |
| 2 | Barringer Meteor Crater |  | 1967 | 35°1′38″N 111°1′21″W / 35.02722°N 111.02250°W / 35.02722; -111.02250 (Barringer Meteor Crater) | Coconino | Private | The world's first identified meteor crater. |
| 3 | Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve |  | 1974 | 31°33′44.09″N 110°31′33.07″W / 31.5622472°N 110.5258528°W / 31.5622472; -110.5258528 (Canelo Hills) | Santa Cruz | Private (The Nature Conservancy) | Notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the Gila chub. |
| 4 | Comb Ridge |  | 1976 | 36°49′08″N 110°03′26″W / 36.8188°N 110.0572°W / 36.8188; -110.0572 (Comb Ridge) | Navajo | Communal lands (Navajo Nation) | The only known location for tritylodont fossils in North America. |
| 5 | Grapevine Mesa | 1967 | 35°58′28″N 114°04′54″W / 35.974431°N 114.081636°W / 35.974431; -114.081636 (Grapevine Mesa) | Mohave | Federal (Bureau of Land Management) | The best existing display of Joshua trees in the United States. | |
| 6 | Kaibab Squirrel Area | 1965 | 36°24′0.6″N 112°9′11.11″W / 36.400167°N 112.1530861°W / 36.400167; -112.1530861 (Kaibab Squirrel Area) | Coconino | Federal (Kaibab National Forest) | Illustrative of the habitat for the Kaibab squirrel. | |
| 7 | Onyx Cave | 1974 | 31°43′3″N 110°46′9″W / 31.71750°N 110.76917°W / 31.71750; -110.76917 (Onyx Cave) | Santa Cruz | Federal (Coronado National Forest) | Considered to be the finest cave in Arizona. | |
| 8 | Patagonia-Sonoita Creek |  | 1970 | 31°31′40.83″N 110°46′31.65″W / 31.5280083°N 110.7754583°W / 31.5280083; -110.7754583 (Patagonia-Sonoita Creek) | 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 | 31°26′52.05″N 110°18′25.88″W / 31.4477917°N 110.3071889°W / 31.4477917; -110.3071889 (Ramsey Canyon) | Cochise | Private (The Nature Conservancy) | A stream-cut, vertical-sided gorge. |
| 10 | Willcox Playa |  | 1966 | 32°8′27.6″N 109°50′52.8″W / 32.141000°N 109.848000°W / 32.141000; -109.848000 (Willcox Playa) | Cochise | Federal (Bureau of Land Management) | The largest "dry lake" in Arizona. |
References
- ^ "National Natural Landmarks Program - Arizona". National Park Service. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
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