List of National Natural Landmarks in Texas

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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Texas. There are 20 in total.

Name Image Date Location County Description
1 Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve 01968-01-011968 Colorado Contains the only significant segment of gulf coastal prairie.
2 Bayside Resaca Area 01980-01-011980 Cameron Contains an excellent example of a resaca (oxbow lake).
3 Catfish Creek (Texas) 01983-01-011983 Anderson One of the few remaining undisturbed riparian habitats in the western Gulf Coastal Plain
4 Caverns of Sonora Cavern of Sonora 01965-01-011965 Sutton Contains unusual formations, such as bladed helictites and coralloid growths
5 Devil's Sink hole 01972-01-011972 Edwards A deep, bell-shaped, collapsed limestone sink.
6 Dinosaur Valley Dinosaur Valley State Park 01968-01-011968 Somervell The only known source of distinct and full-grown sauropod footprints.
7 Ezell's Cave 01971-01-011971 Hays Houses at least 36 species of cave fauna.
8 Enchanted Rock Enchanted Rock 01971-01-011971 Gillespie, Llano A classic illustration of a batholith and of the exfoliation process.
9 Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge 01980-01-011980 Tarrant Contains outstanding examples of the unique oak-hickory forest associations called cross timbers.
10 Greenwood Canyon 01975-01-011975 Montague A rich source of early Cretaceous mammalian fossils.
11 High Plains Natural Area Buffalo Lake NWR 01980-01-011980 Randall One of the best developed, least disturbed natural shortgrass climax communities remaining in the Great Plains.
12 Little Blanco River Bluff 01982-01-011982 Blanco An unspoiled example of the limestone bluff communities of the Edwards Plateau.
13 Longhorn Cavern Longhorn Cavern 01971-01-011971 Burnet An outstanding example of cave features formed during the phreatic phase of development.
14 Lost Maples State Natural Area Lost Maples State Natural Area 01980-01-011980 Bandera, Real An excellent illustration of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna.
15 Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Sandhill cranes at Muleshoe NWR 01980-01-011980 Bailey Saline lake beds, and shortgrass grama grasslands characteristic of the high plains.
16 Odessa Meteor Crater Odessa Meteor Crater 01965-01-011965 Ector Contains two meteorite impact craters. The largest is 550 feet (170 m) in diameter.
17 Palo Duro Canyon State Park Lighthouse formation 01976-01-011976 Armstrong, Randall Spectacular canyon that is an excellent example of a landform created by running water.
18 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife at Santa Anna 01966-01-011966 Hidalgo A living museum of the lowland forested area of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
19 Natural Bridge Caverns Natural Bridge Caverns 01971-01-011971 Comal A multilevel cavern system containing unusual speleothems and intricate helictites.
20 Cave Without a Name Cave Without a Name speleothems 02009-01-012009 Kendall Contains rare and nationally outstanding examples of speleothems.