List of National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee facts for kids
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee. There are 13 in total.
| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Engineering Development Center Natural Areas | 1974 | Coffee | federal (Arnold Air Force Base) | Contains an extremely rare virgin swamp forest and a pristine example of an open marsh. | ||
| 2 | Big Bone Cave | 1973 | Van Buren | state | Cave where giant ground sloth bones were discovered. | ||
| 3 | Cumberland Caverns |  |
1973 | Warren | private | Two interconnecting caves at least 27 miles (43 km) in extent. | |
| 4 | Cedar Glades |  |
1973 | Wilson | state (Cedars of Lebanon State Park) | The largest and best remaining example of the cedar glade community. | |
| 5 | Conley Hole | 1973 | Grundy | private | One of the most spectacular and outstanding examples of a pit cave in the United States. | ||
| 6 | Dick Cove | 1973 | Franklin | private | A near virgin forest | ||
| 7 | Grassy Cove Karst Area |  |
1973 | Cumberland | private | One of the nation's best illustrations of karst development and underground drainage | |
| 8 | The Lost Sea | 1974 | Monroe | private | Cavern system that includes the largest known underground lake in the country. | ||
| 9 | May Prairie | 1974 | Coffee | state | Largest and best relict prairie remaining in Tennessee. | ||
| 10 | McAnulty's Woods | 1973 | Hardeman | private | Only known example in western Tennessee of the upland forests of the Mississippi Embayment | ||
| 11 | Piney Falls | 1974 | Rhea | state (Piney Falls State Natural Area) | Contains a rare virgin mixed mesophytic forest stand. | ||
| 12 | Reelfoot Lake |  |
1966 | Lake, Obion | federal (Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge) | Mosaic of habitats formed as a result of the New Madrid earthquake, | |
| 13 | Savage Gulf | 1971 | Grundy | state (Savage Gulf State Natural Area) | A virgin forest. |
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