List of National Natural Landmarks in Oregon
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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
![List of National Natural Landmarks in Oregon is located in Oregon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/USA_Oregon_location_map.svg/450px-USA_Oregon_location_map.svg.png)
![Crown Point](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Crown Point
![Fort Rock State Monument](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Fort Rock State Monument
![Horse Ridge Natural Area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Horse Ridge Natural Area
![The Island](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
The Island
![Mount Howard-East Peak](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Mount Howard-East Peak
![Newberry Crater](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Newberry Crater
![Willamette Floodplain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Willamette Floodplain
![Zumwalt Prairie](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png)
Zumwalt Prairie
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Oregon National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | Crown Point | ![]() | 1971 | 45°32′22″N 122°14′39″W / 45.5395°N 122.24422°W / 45.5395; -122.24422 (Crown Point) | Multnomah | state park | Promontory in Columbia Gorge |
2 | Fort Rock State Monument | ![]() | 1976 | 43°22′19″N 121°04′26″W / 43.372°N 121.074°W / 43.372; -121.074 (Fort Rock) | Lake | state park | Volcanic tuff ring |
3 | Horse Ridge Natural Area | ![]() | 1967 | 43°55′26″N 121°02′20″W / 43.924°N 121.039°W / 43.924; -121.039 (Horse Ridge)[2] | Deschutes | federal | Western juniper woodland on Bureau of Land Management property.[2] |
4 | John Day Fossil Beds | ![]() | 1966 | 44°33′21″N 119°38′43″W / 44.555833°N 119.645278°W / 44.555833; -119.645278 (John Day Fossil Beds) | Grant | federal | Contains a remarkable sequence of very diverse fossils. |
5 | The Island | ![]() | 2011 | 44°33′31″N 121°16′38″W / 44.558489°N 121.277143°W / 44.558489; -121.277143 (The Island) | Jefferson | federal | Native juniper savanna on an isolated plateau at the confluence of the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers. Part of Ochoco National Forest. |
6 | Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve | 1984 | 44°57′03″N 120°47′56″W / 44.950889°N 120.7988834°W / 44.950889; -120.7988834 (Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve) | Oregon | private | An excellent illustration of "biscuit and scabland" topography.[3] | |
7 | Newberry Crater | ![]() | 1976 | 43°41′21″N 121°15′18″W / 43.689194°N 121.254889°W / 43.689194; -121.254889 (Newberry Volcano) | Deschutes | federal | Atypical shield volcano in Deschutes National Forest. |
8 | Mount Howard-East Peak | ![]() | 2016 | 45°15′40″N 117°10′44″W / 45.260987°N 117.178778°W / 45.260987; -117.178778 (Mount Howard-East Peak) | Wallowa | federal | Contains botanically diverse montane grassland habitats and populations of endemic and rare plant species. |
9 | Round Top Butte | 2011 | 42°31′40″N 122°41′02″W / 42.5277551°N 122.68381°W / 42.5277551; -122.68381 (Newberry Volcano)[4] | Jackson | federal | Exceptional native bunchgrass habitat. Located on Bureau of Land Management land.[5][6] | |
10 | Willamette Floodplain | ![]() | 1987 | 44°21′50″N 123°13′48″W / 44.364°N 123.23°W / 44.364; -123.23 (Willamette Floodplain) | Benton, Lane, Linn, Marion, Polk | federal | A bottomland interior valley grassland floodplain. Part of William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge. |
11 | Zumwalt Prairie | ![]() | 2013 | 45°32′N 117°05′W / 45.54°N 117.09°W / 45.54; -117.09 (Zumwalt Prairie) | Wallowa | private | Largest contiguous remaining tract of bunchgrass prairie in the nation. |
See also
References
- ^ Hale, Jamie (August 10, 2016). "Oregon Travel News: Oregon's 11 National Natural Landmarks". The Oregonian. Oregonlive / The Oregonian. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ a b "Horse Ridge Natural Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ "Lawrence Memorial Grassland Preserve". Conservation Gateway. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ "Round Top Butte RNA". Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network. Oregon State University, Forestry Sciences Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr895.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://inr.oregonstate.edu/sites/inr.oregonstate.edu/files/2015_or_natural_areas_plan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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