List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico

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There are 12 National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico.

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New Mexico National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
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.
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.
Bueyeros Shortgrass Plains 1980 Harding private An example of the blue grama-buffalograss prairie of the Great Plains.
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.
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.
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.
Kilbourne Hole 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.
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.
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.
Ship Rock 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.
Torgac Cave 1974 Lincoln federal (Bureau of Land Management) Cave with distinctive branching stalactites and helictites, the type site of Torgac-type helictites.
Valles Caldera Valle Grande dome 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.