List of National Natural Landmarks in Kansas
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There are five National Natural Landmark
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National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...
s in Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Description | |
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| 1 | Baker University Wetlands | Douglas Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826... |
An example of undisturbed wetland prairie. | |||
| 2 | Baldwin Woods | Douglas Douglas County, Kansas Douglas County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 110,826... |
A unique remnant oak-hickory stand. | |||
| 3 | Big Basin Prairie Preserve Big Basin Prairie Preserve The Big Basin Prairie Preserve is a nature preserve owned and managed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. The preserve is in the Red Hills near Ashland in Clark County, Kansas. The main features are St. Jacob's Well, a water-filled sinkhole which lies in the Little Basin, and the Big... |
Clark Clark County, Kansas Clark County is a county located in Southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,215... |
Excellent examples of collapse features formed by groundwater geological processes. | |||
| 4 | Monument Rocks Monument Rocks (Kansas) Monument Rocks are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. It is a National Natural Landmark. It was the first landmark chosen by the US Department of the Interior as a national natural landmark. The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft. and include... |
Gove Gove County, Kansas Gove County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,695... |
Pinnacles, small buttes, and spires of Niobrara formation chalk. | |||
| 5 | Rock City |  |
Ottawa Ottawa County, Kansas Ottawa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,091. The largest city and county seat is Minneapolis... |
A unique cluster of about 200 great spherical sandstone concretions. | ||