List of National Natural Landmarks in Colorado
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Colorado. There are 12 in total, 1 is shared with Wyoming.
|
Name |
Image |
Date |
Location |
County |
Description |
1 |
Lost Creek Scenic Area |
|
01966 1966 |
|
Park, Jefferson |
Unusual rock formations and underground stream channels. |
2 |
Garden Park Fossil Area |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Fremont |
An internationally known paleontological site. |
3 |
Indian Springs Trace Fossil |
|
01979 1979 |
|
Fremont |
Considered the best trace fossil locality in North America for ancient Ordovician animal life. |
4 |
Morrison Fossil Area |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Jefferson |
Site of the first major discovery of giant dinosaur fossils in North America. |
5 |
Raton Mesa |
|
01963 1963 |
|
Las Animas |
A mesa preserved by a thick lava cap that has resisted destruction from weathering and erosion. |
6 |
Roxborough State Park |
|
01980 1980 |
|
Douglas |
An excellent example of the tilted and faulted sedimentary strata of the Colorado front range. |
7 |
Russell Lakes |
|
01975 1975 |
|
Saguache |
The most extensive bulrush marsh in Colorado. |
8 |
Slumgullion Earthflow |
|
01965 1965 |
|
Hinsdale |
An excellent illustration of the geologic process of mass wasting. |
9 |
Spanish Peaks |
|
01976 1976 |
|
Huerfano, Las Animas |
One of the best known examples of exposed igneous dikes. |
10 |
Summit Lake |
|
01965-04 April 1965 |
|
Clear Creek |
A 160 acres (0.65 km²) park which contains alpine tundra around a small alpine lake. Some of the plants that survive in this microclimate are usually found only in the Arctic Circle. |
11 |
Garden of the Gods |
|
01971 1971 |
|
El Paso |
An outstanding illustration of the lithologic character of sedimentary rocks, and of the vertical forces that produced the front range of the Rocky Mountains. |
12 |
Sand Creek |
|
01984 1984 |
|
Larimer |
The most spectacular examples of cross-bedded sandstone and “topple blocks” in North America. NNL area extends across Wyoming border. |