List of National Natural Landmarks in Oregon facts for kids
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in the U.S. state of Oregon.
| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Point |  |
1971 | 45°32′22″N 122°14′39″W / 45.5395°N 122.24422°W | 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 | Lake | state park | Volcanic tuff ring |
| 3 | Horse Ridge Natural Area | .jpg) |
1967 | 43°55′26″N 121°02′20″W / 43.924°N 121.039°W | Deschutes | federal | Western juniper woodland on Bureau of Land Management property. |
| 4 | John Day Fossil Beds |  |
1966 | 44°33′21″N 119°38′43″W / 44.555833°N 119.645278°W | 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 | 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 | Oregon | private | An excellent illustration of "biscuit and scabland" topography. | |
| 7 | Newberry Crater |  |
1976 | 43°41′21″N 121°15′18″W / 43.689194°N 121.254889°W | 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 | 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 | Jackson | federal | Exceptional native bunchgrass habitat. Located on Bureau of Land Management land. | |
| 10 | Willamette Floodplain |  |
1987 | 44°21′50″N 123°13′48″W / 44.364°N 123.23°W | 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 | Wallowa | private | Largest contiguous remaining tract of bunchgrass prairie in the nation. |
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