List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico
Name Date Location County Ownership Description
1 Border Hills Structural Zone 1980 33°22′02″N 104°56′54″W / 33.367226°N 104.948359°W / 33.367226 ; -104.948359 ( Border Hills Structural Zone ) Lincoln federal ( Bureau of Land Management ) A rare example of wrench faulting outside the Pacific Coast region
2 Bitter Lake Group 1980 33°27′22″N 104°24′06″W / 33.456047°N 104.401621°W / 33.456047 ; -104.401621 ( Bitter Lake Group ) Chaves federal ( Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge ) Saline artesian lakes that provide habitat for the only inland occurrence of a marine alga and two rare fish species
3 Bueyeros Shortgrass Plains 1980 Harding private An example of the blue grama-buffalograss prairie of the Great Plains
4 Fort Stanton Cave 1980 33°29′57″N 105°31′26″W / 33.499099°N 105.523798°W / 33.499099 ; -105.523798 ( Fort Stanton Cave ) Lincoln federal ( Fort Stanton - Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area ) Cave containing distinctive examples of selenite needles , starbursts , and velvet flowstone
5 Grants Lava Flow 1969 34°53′19″N 107°59′36″W / 34.888718°N 107.993472°W / 34.888718 ; -107.993472 ( Grants Lava Flow ) Valencia federal ( El Malpais National Conservation Area ) & native ( Acoma Pueblo ) One of the best examples of recent extrusive volcanism
6 Ghost Ranch 1975 36°19′47″N 106°28′26″W / 36.329789°N 106.474°W / 36.329789 ; -106.474 ( Ghost Ranch ) Rio Arriba private Fossil site where well-preserved Coelophysis skeletons were found
7 Kilbourne Hole 1975 31°58′19″N 106°57′53″W / 31.971944°N 106.964722°W / 31.971944 ; -106.964722 ( Kilbourne Hole ) Doña Ana federal ( Bureau of Land Management ) An example of an uncommon volcanic feature known as a maar
8 Mathers Research Natural Area 1980 Chaves federal ( Bureau of Land Management ) The best example of a shinnery oak-sand prairie community in the southern Great Plains
9 Mescalero Sands South Dune 1982 33°24′58″N 103°52′11″W / 33.416122°N 103.869842°W / 33.416122 ; -103.869842 ( Mescalero Sands South Dune ) Chaves federal ( Bureau of Land Management ) The best example of an active sand dune system in the southern Great Plains
10 Ship Rock 1975 36°41′15″N 108°50′11″W / 36.6875°N 108.836389°W / 36.6875 ; -108.836389 ( Shiprock ) San Juan native ( Navajo Nation ) An outstanding example of an exposed volcanic neck accompanied by radiating dikes
11 Torgac Cave 1974 Lincoln federal ( Bureau of Land Management ) Cave with distinctive branching stalactites and helictites , the type site of Torgac-type helictites
12 Valles Caldera 1975 35°54′00″N 106°32′00″W / 35.9°N 106.533333°W / 35.9 ; -106.533333 ( Valles Caldera ) Rio Arriba , Sandoval federal ( Valles Caldera National Preserve ) One of the largest calderas in the world
Wikipedia list article Map all coordinates using : OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as : KML · GPX From List of National Natural Landmarks , these are the National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico . There are 12 in total . Ghost RanchKilbourne HoleShip RockValles CalderaBitter Lake GroupFort Stanton CaveGrants Lava FlowMescalero Sands South DuneBorder Hills Structural Zone New Mexico National Natural Landmarks ( clickable map )
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico. There are 12 in total.