List of National Natural Landmarks in Texas explained

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

NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
1 29.6688°N -96.2668°WContains the only significant segment of gulf coastal prairie.
2 26.2291°N -97.3472°Wfederal/US Fish & Wildlife Service Located in Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, contains an excellent example of a resaca.
3 31.9075°N -95.9025°WOne of the few remaining undisturbed riparian habitats in the western Gulf Coastal Plain
4 30.555°N -100.8122°WprivateContains unusual formations, such as bladed helictites and coralloid growths
5 30.0158°N -100.2086°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife A deep, bell-shaped, collapsed limestone sink.
6 32.2462°N -97.8134°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife The only known source of distinct and full-grown sauropod footprints.
7 privateHouses at least 36 species of cave fauna.
8 30.496°N -98.82°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife A classic illustration of a batholith and of the exfoliation process.
9 32.8435°N -97.4772°Wmunicipal/City of Fort WorthContains outstanding examples of the unique oak-hickory forest associations called cross timbers.
10 privateA rich source of early Cretaceous mammalian fossils.
11 34.9195°N -102.1111°Wfederal/US Fish & Wildlife ServiceOne of the best developed, least disturbed natural shortgrass climax communities remaining in the Great Plains. Part of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
12 privateAn unspoiled example of the limestone bluff communities of the Edwards Plateau.
13 30.6844°N -98.351°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife State park contains an outstanding example of cave features formed during the phreatic phase of development.
14 29.8077°N -99.5707°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife An excellent illustration of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna.
15 33.9553°N -102.777°Wfederal/US Fish & Wildlife ServiceSaline lake beds, and shortgrass grama grasslands characteristic of the high plains.
16 31.757°N -102.4791°WcountyContains two meteorite impact craters. The largest is 550feet in diameter.
17 34.9847°N -101.7019°Wstate/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Spectacular canyon that is an excellent example of a landform created by running water.
18 26.0852°N -98.1345°Wfederal/US Fish & Wildlife ServiceA living museum of the lowland forested area of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
19 29.6924°N -98.3428°WprivateA multilevel cavern system containing unusual speleothems and intricate helictites.
20 29.8792°N -98.6419°WprivateContains rare and nationally outstanding examples of speleothems.

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