List of National Natural Landmarks in South Dakota

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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in South Dakota.

Name Image Date Location County Description
1 Ancient River Warren Channel 01965-01-011965 Grant A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age.
2 Bear Butte BEAR BUTTE.jpg 01965-01-011965 Meade A cone-shaped mass of igneous rock standing alone 1,300 feet (400 m) above the surrounding plains.
3 Bijou Hills 01976-01-011976 Charles Mix An excellent example of an erosional remnant of soft clays and shales capped by a channel sandstone and quartzite.
4 Buffalo Slough 01980-01-011980 Lake Excellent examples of a prairie pothole with native emergent vegetation, and a native bluestem prairie.
5 The Castles 01976-01-011976 Harding Steep-walled, flat-topped buttes standing 200 to 400 feet (61 to 120 m) above the surrounding prairie.
6 Cathedral Spires and Limber Pine Natural Area Needles 01976-01-011976 Custer An excellent, rare example of joint-controlled weathering of granite.
7 Cottonwood Slough- Dry Run 01975-01-011975 Roberts A completely undisturbed wetland complex including potholes, streams, shallow open water, lakes, and marsh.
8 Fort Randall Eagle Roost 01967-01-011967 Gregory A prime winter roosting area for bald and golden eagles.
9 Lake Thompson 01975-01-011975 Kingsbury Contains a large undisturbed and unmanipulated marsh, an outstanding waterfowl breeding and resting area.
10 Mammoth Site of Hot Springs Mammoth Site 01980-01-011980 Fall River One of the largest concentrations of mammoth remains in the United States.
11 Red Lake 01975-01-011975 Brule One of the largest remaining natural and unmanipulated prairie pothole lakes.
12 Sica Hollow 01967-01-011967 Marshall Displays many facets of natural history.
13 Snake Butte 01967-01-011967 Jackson Illustrates one of two types of sand calcite deposits in the world.