List of National Natural Landmarks in Oklahoma

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Oklahoma. There are 3 in total.[1]

Oklahoma National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
1 Devil's Canyon December 1974 35.363333°N 98.341667°W / 35.363333; -98.341667 (Devil's Canyon) Canadian private Known for several different mesic plants in a diverse environment of oak woodland/tall prairie grass and eastern deciduous forest
2 McCurtain County Wilderness Area December 1974 Broken Bow 34.281971°N 94.696655°W / 34.281971; -94.696655 (McCurtain County Wilderness Area) McCurtain state A 14,087 acres (57.01 km2) wilderness nature preserve since 1918. It is an excellent example of a xeric upland oak-pine forest
3 Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge June 1983 Jet 36.750314°N 98.224259°W / 36.750314; -98.224259 (Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge) Alfalfa federal A 32,000-acre (130 km2) National Wildlife Refuge, it is a critical habitat for 75% of the endangered whooping crane population.

References
  1. "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-26. There are three National Natural Landmark sites located within the state of Oklahoma.
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