List of National Natural Landmarks in Arizona facts for kids
From the list of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Arizona. There are 10 in total.
| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 35°01′38″N 111°01′21″W / 35.027222°N 111.0225°W | 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 31°33′44″N 110°31′33″W / 31.562246°N 110.525851°W | 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, |
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