List of National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee explained

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee. There are 13 in total.

NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
1 federal (Arnold Air Force Base) Contains an extremely rare virgin swamp forest and a pristine example of an open marsh.
2 35.7726°N -85.557°WstateCave where giant ground sloth bones were discovered.
3 36.0737°N -86.3115°Wstate (Cedars of Lebanon State Park) The largest and best remaining example of the cedar glade community.
4 privateOne of the most spectacular and outstanding examples of a pit cave in the United States.
5 35.6692°N -85.6808°WprivateTwo interconnecting caves at least 27miles in extent.
6 35.2278°N -85.9554°WFranklinprivateA near virgin forest
7 35.8568°N -84.9264°WprivateOne of the nation's best illustrations of karst development and underground drainage
8 35.5356°N -84.4311°Wprivate Cavern system that includes the largest known underground lake in the country.
9 35.4502°N -86.0223°WstateLargest and best relict prairie remaining in Tennessee.
10 privateOnly known example in western Tennessee of the upland forests of the Mississippi Embayment
11 state (Piney Falls State Natural Area) Contains a rare virgin mixed mesophytic forest stand.
12 36.3889°N -89.3889°Wfederal (Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge) Mosaic of habitats formed as a result of the New Madrid earthquake,
13 35.259°N -85.789°Wstate (Savage Gulf State Natural Area) A virgin forest.

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