List of National Natural Landmarks in Arizona
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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmark
s in Arizona
. There are 9 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.
National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...
s in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. There are 9 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.
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| 1 | Barringer Meteor Crater |  |
Winslow Winslow, Arizona -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,520 people, 2,754 households, and 1,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.1 people per square mile . There were 3,198 housing units at an average density of 259.7 per square mile... 35.027222°N 111.0225°W |
Navajo Navajo County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*49.3% White*0.9% Black*43.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.5% Two or more races*3.3% Other races*10.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
The Impact crater Impact crater In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body... which lead Daniel Barringer Daniel Barringer (geologist) Daniel Moreau Barringer was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of a meteorite crater on the Earth, the Meteor Crater in Arizona... to suggest in 1906 that it was caused by a meteor METEOR METEOR is a metric for the evaluation of machine translation output. The metric is based on the harmonic mean of unigram precision and recall, with recall weighted higher than precision... . He was eventually proven correct by Gene Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker , American geologist, was one of the founders of the fields of planetary science.... , making this the worlds first identified meteor crater. |
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| 2 | Canelo Hills Canelo Hills The Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve, is a nature preserve southeast of Sonoita, Arizona on the east side of the Canelo Hills. The area's are a mix of rare cienega wetland and Black Oak and Arizona Fescue fields. The preserve is notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the... |
Sonoita Sonoita, Arizona Sonoita is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census.... 31.562246°N 110.525851°W |
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.5% White*0.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.0% Two or more races*22.9% Other races*82.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
This 260 acres (110 ha) preserve is a mix of the rare cienega Cienega A cienega or cienaga is a Spanish Colonial term for a spring, that is in use in English in the southwestern United States. A cienega usually is a wet, marshy area at the foot of a mountain, in a canyon, or on the edge of a grassland where groundwater bubbles to the surface... wetland with Black Oak and Arizona Fescue fields.[1] It is notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the Gila chub Gila Chub The Gila chub is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Mexico and the United States. The Gila Chub is closely related to Gila robusta robusta and Gila robusta grahami... . It is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy |
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| 3 | Comb Ridge Comb Ridge Comb Ridge is a linear north to south-trending monocline nearly 120 miles long in southeast Utah and Arizona. Composed of Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone, it displays massive eolian cross-bedding.... |
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Navajo | The only known location for tritylodont fossils in North America. | ||
| 4 | Grapevine Mesa | Mohave Mohave County, Arizona Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186, an increase of 45,154 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032. The county seat is Kingman... |
The best existing display of Joshua trees in the United States. | |||
| 5 | Kaibab Squirrel Area | Coconino Coconino County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*61.7% White*1.2% Black*27.3% Native American*1.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*5.2% Other races*13.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
Illustrative of the habitat for the Kaibab squirrel Kaibab Squirrel The Kaibab Squirrel is a tassel-eared squirrel that lives in the Kaibab Plateau in the Southwest United States, in an area of 20 by 40 miles... . |
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| 6 | Onyx Cave (Arizona) | Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.5% White*0.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.0% Two or more races*22.9% Other races*82.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
Considered to be the finest cave in Arizona. | |||
| 7 | Patagonia-Sonoita Creek | Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.5% White*0.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.0% Two or more races*22.9% Other races*82.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
An example of a cottonwood-willow riparian forest and one of the last permanent stream-bottom habitat areas in southern Arizona. | |||
| 8 | Ramsey Canyon | Cochise County Cochise County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*78.5% White*4.2% Black*1.2% Native American*1.9% Asian*0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.0% Two or more races*9.6% Other races*32.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
A stream-cut, vertical-sided gorge. | |||
| 9 | Willcox Playa Willcox Playa The Willcox Playa is a large endorheic dry lake or sink in Cochise County. It is located south of and adjacent to Willcox, Arizona, in the Sonoran Desert ecoregion. It is the remnant of Pleistocene pluvial Lake Cochise... |
Cochise County Cochise County, Arizona -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*78.5% White*4.2% Black*1.2% Native American*1.9% Asian*0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.0% Two or more races*9.6% Other races*32.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
The largest “dry lake” in Arizona, | |||