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List of National Natural Landmarks in Utah

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There are 4 National Natural Landmarks in Utah.

Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry October 1965 Cleveland 39°19′22″N 110°41′22″W / 39.32282°N 110.689509°W / 39.32282; -110.689509 (Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry) Emery federal/Bureau of Land Management A possible predator trap that now contains over 15,000 Jurassic dinosaur fossils.
Joshua Tree Natural Area 1966 Washington federal/Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area The only Joshua tree forest in Utah and the northernmost stand of tree yuccas in the country.
Little Rockies 1975 Garfield federal/Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Exposures of intrusive plugs or stocks with associated sills, dikes and laccoliths, all of which were first studied, described and named there.
Neffs Canyon Caves 1977 Salt Lake federal/Wasatch National Forest An excellent example of a cave formed by the capture of a surface stream

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