List of National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee explained

There are 13 National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee.

NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
federal (Arnold Air Force Base) Contains an extremely rare virgin swamp forest and a pristine example of an open marsh.
35.7726°N -85.557°WstateCave where giant ground sloth bones were discovered.
36.0737°N -86.3115°Wstate (Cedars of Lebanon State Park) The largest and best remaining example of the cedar glade community.
privateOne of the most spectacular and outstanding examples of a pit cave in the United States.
35.6692°N -85.6808°WprivateTwo interconnecting caves at least 27miles in extent.
35.2278°N -85.9554°WFranklinprivateA near virgin forest
35.8568°N -84.9264°WprivateOne of the nation's best illustrations of karst development and underground drainage
35.5356°N -84.4311°Wprivate Cavern system that includes the largest known underground lake in the country.
35.4502°N -86.0223°WstateLargest and best relict prairie remaining in Tennessee.
privateOnly known example in western Tennessee of the upland forests of the Mississippi Embayment
state (Piney Falls State Natural Area) Contains a rare virgin mixed mesophytic forest stand.
36.3889°N -89.3889°Wfederal (Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge) Mosaic of habitats formed as a result of the New Madrid earthquake,
35.259°N -85.789°Wstate (Savage Gulf State Natural Area) A virgin forest.

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