|
Name |
Image |
Date |
Location |
County |
Ownership |
Description |
1 |
Barfoot Park |
|
2011 |
31°54′54.32″N 109°18′7.26″W / 31.9150889°N 109.3020167°W / 31.9150889; -109.3020167 (Barfoot Park) |
Cochise County |
Federal (Coronado National Forest) |
One of the best U.S. examples of Madrean-influenced ponderosa pine forests. |
2 |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
|
1967 |
35°1′38″N 111°1′21″W / 35.02722°N 111.02250°W / 35.02722; -111.02250 (Barringer Meteor Crater) |
Navajo |
Private |
The world's first identified meteor crater. |
3 |
Canelo Hills Cienega Reserve |
|
1974 |
31°33′44.09″N 110°31′33.07″W / 31.5622472°N 110.5258528°W / 31.5622472; -110.5258528 (Canelo Hills) |
Santa Cruz |
Private (The Nature Conservancy) |
Notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the Gila chub. |
4 |
Comb Ridge |
|
1976 |
37°25′39″N 109°38′47″W / 37.42750°N 109.64639°W / 37.42750; -109.64639 (Comb Ridge) |
Navajo |
Communal lands (Navajo Nation) |
The only known location for tritylodont fossils in North America. |
5 |
Grapevine Mesa |
|
1967 |
35°58′28″N 114°04′54″W / 35.974431°N 114.081636°W / 35.974431; -114.081636 (Grapevine Mesa) |
Mohave |
Federal (Bureau of Land Management) |
The best existing display of Joshua trees in the United States. |
6 |
Kaibab Squirrel Area |
|
1965 |
36°24′0.6″N 112°9′11.11″W / 36.400167°N 112.1530861°W / 36.400167; -112.1530861 (Kaibab Squirrel Area) |
Coconino |
Federal (Kaibab National Forest) |
Illustrative of the habitat for the Kaibab squirrel. |
7 |
Onyx Cave |
|
1974 |
31°43′3″N 110°46′9″W / 31.71750°N 110.76917°W / 31.71750; -110.76917 (Onyx Cave) |
Santa Cruz |
Federal (Coronado National Forest) |
Considered to be the finest cave in Arizona. |
8 |
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek |
|
1970 |
31°31′40.83″N 110°46′31.65″W / 31.5280083°N 110.7754583°W / 31.5280083; -110.7754583 (Patagonia-Sonoita Creek) |
Santa Cruz |
Private (The Nature Conservancy) |
An example of a cottonwood-willow riparian forest and one of the last permanent stream-bottom habitat areas in southern Arizona. |
9 |
Ramsey Canyon |
|
1965 |
31°26′52.05″N 110°18′25.88″W / 31.4477917°N 110.3071889°W / 31.4477917; -110.3071889 (Ramsey Canyon) |
Cochise County |
Prvate (The Nature Conservancy) |
A stream-cut, vertical-sided gorge. |
10 |
Willcox Playa |
|
1966 |
32°8′27.6″N 109°50′52.8″W / 32.141000°N 109.848000°W / 32.141000; -109.848000 (Willcox Playa) |
Cochise County |
Federal (Bureau of Land Management) |
The largest "dry lake" in Arizona, |