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 | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve | 1968 | Colorado | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Contains the only significant segment of gulf coastal prairie. | ||
2 | Bayside Resaca Area | 1980 | Cameron | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Located in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, contains an excellent example of a resaca. | ||
3 | Catfish Creek | 1983 | Anderson | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | One of the few remaining undisturbed riparian habitats in the western Gulf Coastal Plain | ||
4 | Caverns of Sonora | 1965 | Sutton | private | Contains unusual formations, such as bladed helictites and coralloid growths | ||
5 | Devil's Sinkhole | 1972 | Edwards | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | A deep, bell-shaped, collapsed limestone sink. | ||
6 | Dinosaur Valley State Park | 1968 | Somervell | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | The only known source of distinct and full-grown sauropod footprints. | ||
7 | Ezell's Cave | 1971 | Hays | private | Houses at least 36 species of cave fauna. | ||
8 | Enchanted Rock | 1971 | Gillespie, Llano | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | A classic illustration of a batholith and of the exfoliation process. | ||
9 | Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge | 1980 | Tarrant | municipal/City of Fort Worth | Contains outstanding examples of the unique oak-hickory forest associations called cross timbers. | ||
10 | Greenwood Canyon | 1975 | Montague | private | A rich source of early Cretaceous mammalian fossils. | ||
11 | High Plains Natural Area | 1980 | Randall | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | One of the best developed, least disturbed natural shortgrass climax communities remaining in the Great Plains. Part of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge. | ||
12 | Little Blanco River Bluff | 1982 | Blanco | private | An unspoiled example of the limestone bluff communities of the Edwards Plateau. | ||
13 | Longhorn Cavern | 1971 | Burnet | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | State park contains an outstanding example of cave features formed during the phreatic phase of development. | ||
14 | Lost Maples State Natural Area | 1980 | Bandera, Real | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | An excellent illustration of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna. | ||
15 | Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge | 1980 | Bailey | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Saline lake beds, and shortgrass grama grasslands characteristic of the high plains. | ||
16 | Odessa Meteor Crater | 1965 | Ector | county | Contains two meteorite impact craters. The largest is 550 feet (170 m) in diameter. | ||
17 | Palo Duro Canyon State Park | 1976 | Armstrong, Randall | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | Spectacular canyon that is an excellent example of a landform created by running water. | ||
18 | Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge | 1966 | Hidalgo | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | A living museum of the lowland forested area of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. | ||
19 | Natural Bridge Caverns | 1971 | Comal | private | A multilevel cavern system containing unusual speleothems and intricate helictites. | ||
20 | Cave Without a Name | 2009 | Kendall | private | Contains rare and nationally outstanding examples of speleothems. |