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.
![List of National Natural Landmarks in Texas is located in Texas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/USA_Texas_location_map.svg/550px-USA_Texas_location_map.svg.png)
![Catfish Creek](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Catfish Creek
![Caverns of Sonora](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Caverns of Sonora
![Enchanted Rock](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Enchanted Rock
![Granite Mountain (Texas)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Granite Mountain (Texas)
![Natural Bridge Caverns](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Natural Bridge Caverns
![Odessa Meteor Crater](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Odessa Meteor Crater
![Palo Duro Canyon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Palo Duro Canyon
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Texas National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve | ![]() | 1968 | 29°40′08″N 96°16′00″W / 29.668827°N 96.266751°W / 29.668827; -96.266751 (Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve) | Colorado | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Contains the only significant segment of gulf coastal prairie. |
2 | Bayside Resaca Area | 1980 | 26°13′45″N 97°20′50″W / 26.229081°N 97.347231°W / 26.229081; -97.347231 (Bayside Resaca Area) | Cameron | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Located in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, contains an excellent example of a resaca. | |
3 | Catfish Creek | 1983 | 31°54′27″N 95°54′09″W / 31.90750°N 95.90250°W / 31.90750; -95.90250 (Catfish Creek) | 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 | 30°33′18″N 100°48′44″W / 30.55500°N 100.81222°W / 30.55500; -100.81222 (Caverns of Sonora) | Sutton | private | Contains unusual formations, such as bladed helictites and coralloid growths |
5 | Devil's Sinkhole | 1972 | 30°00′57″N 100°12′31″W / 30.015773°N 100.208552°W / 30.015773; -100.208552 (Devil's Sinkhole) | Edwards | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | A deep, bell-shaped, collapsed limestone sink. | |
6 | Dinosaur Valley State Park | 1968 | 32°14′46″N 97°48′48″W / 32.246194°N 97.813375°W / 32.246194; -97.813375 (Dinosaur Valley State Park) | 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 | 30°29′46″N 98°49′12″W / 30.496033°N 98.819952°W / 30.496033; -98.819952 (Enchanted Rock) | 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 | 32°50′36″N 97°28′38″W / 32.843450°N 97.477225°W / 32.843450; -97.477225 (Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge) | 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 | 34°55′10″N 102°06′40″W / 34.919517°N 102.111118°W / 34.919517; -102.111118 (High Plains Natural Area) | 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 | 30°41′04″N 98°21′03″W / 30.684441°N 98.350970°W / 30.684441; -98.350970 (Longhorn Cavern) | 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 | 29°48′28″N 99°34′15″W / 29.807719°N 99.570697°W / 29.807719; -99.570697 (Lost Maples State Natural Area) | Bandera, Real | state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife | An excellent illustration of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna. |
15 | Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge | ![]() | 1980 | 33°57′19″N 102°46′37″W / 33.955295°N 102.776973°W / 33.955295; -102.776973 (Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge) | Bailey | federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service | Saline lake beds, and shortgrass grama grasslands characteristic of the high plains. |
16 | Odessa Meteor Crater | ![]() | 1965 | 31°45′25″N 102°28′45″W / 31.756998°N 102.479125°W / 31.756998; -102.479125 (Odessa Meteor Crater) | Ector | county | Contains two meteorite impact craters. The largest is 550 feet (170 m) in diameter. |
17 | Palo Duro Canyon State Park | ![]() | 1976 | 34°59′05″N 101°42′07″W / 34.984709°N 101.701867°W / 34.984709; -101.701867 (Palo Duro Canyon State Park) | 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 | 26°05′07″N 98°08′04″W / 26.08522°N 98.13448°W / 26.08522; -98.13448 (Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge) | 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 | 29°41′32″N 98°20′34″W / 29.692351°N 98.342760°W / 29.692351; -98.342760 (Natural Bridge Caverns) | Comal | private | A multilevel cavern system containing unusual speleothems and intricate helictites. |
20 | Cave Without a Name | 2009 | 29°52′45″N 98°38′31″W / 29.8791769°N 98.6419260°W / 29.8791769; -98.6419260 (Cave Without a Name) | Kendall | private | Contains rare and nationally outstanding examples of speleothems. |
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