List of National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee

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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Tennessee. There are 13 in total.

NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
1 Arnold Engineering Development Center Natural Areas 1974 Coffee federal (Arnold Air Force Base)Contains an extremely rare virgin swamp forest and a pristine example of an open marsh.
2 Big Bone Cave Big bone cave saltpeter vat.jpg 1973 35°46′21″N85°33′25″W / 35.7726°N 85.557°W / 35.7726; -85.557 (Big Bone Cave) Van Buren stateCave where giant ground sloth bones were discovered.
3 Cedar Glades Cedar-glade-col-tn5.jpg 1973 36°04′25″N86°18′41″W / 36.07366°N 86.31151°W / 36.07366; -86.31151 (Cedars of Lebanon State Park) Wilson state (Cedars of Lebanon State Park)The largest and best remaining example of the cedar glade community.
4 Conley Hole 1973 Grundy privateOne of the most spectacular and outstanding examples of a pit cave in the United States.
5 Cumberland Caverns Cumberland Caverns - Three Chessmen.JPG 1973 35°40′09″N85°40′51″W / 35.669167°N 85.680833°W / 35.669167; -85.680833 (Cumberland Caverns) Warren privateTwo interconnecting caves at least 27 miles (43 km) in extent.
6 Dick Cove ThumpingDickHollow-Cave1-Entrance.jpg 1973 35°13′40″N85°57′19″W / 35.227839°N 85.955392°W / 35.227839; -85.955392 (Dick Cove) Franklin privateA near virgin forest
7 Grassy Cove Karst Area Black-mountain-karst-gc1.jpg 1973 35°51′24″N84°55′35″W / 35.856787°N 84.926373°W / 35.856787; -84.926373 (Grassy Cove) Cumberland privateOne of the nation's best illustrations of karst development and underground drainage
8 The Lost Sea The Lost Sea (6931688408).jpg 1974 35°32′08″N84°25′52″W / 35.535556°N 84.431111°W / 35.535556; -84.431111 (Lost Sea) Monroe privateCavern system that includes the largest known underground lake in the country.
9 May Prairie 1974 35°27′01″N86°01′20″W / 35.450232°N 86.022274°W / 35.450232; -86.022274 (May Prairie) Coffee stateLargest and best relict prairie remaining in Tennessee.
10 McAnulty's Woods 1973 Hardeman privateOnly known example in western Tennessee of the upland forests of the Mississippi Embayment
11 Piney Falls Piney Falls.jpg 1974 Rhea state (Piney Falls State Natural Area)Contains a rare virgin mixed mesophytic forest stand.
12 Reelfoot Lake Reelfoot Lake.jpg 1966 36°23′20″N89°23′20″W / 36.388889°N 89.388889°W / 36.388889; -89.388889 (Reelfoot Lake) Lake, Obion federal (Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge)Mosaic of habitats formed as a result of the New Madrid earthquake,
13 Savage Gulf Savage Gulf State Natural Area (13280673355).jpg 1971 35°15′32″N85°47′20″W / 35.259°N 85.789°W / 35.259; -85.789 (Savage Gulf) Grundy state (Savage Gulf State Natural Area)A virgin forest.

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