List Of National Natural Landmarks In Illinois
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Illinois. There are 18 in total
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Description | |
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Allerton Natural Area | 01970-01-011970 | 39°59′53″N 88°39′00″W / 39.998°N 88.65°W / 39.998; -88.65 | Piatt | Contains relatively undisturbed examples of bottomland on the upper Sangamon River and upland forests. | ||
Bell Smith Springs | 01980-01-011980 | 37°31′7″N 88°39′22″W / 37.51861°N 88.65611°W / 37.51861; -88.65611 | Pope | A fragile area containing some of the best examples of ecosystems typical of sharply dissected sandstone substrates -- part of the Shawnee National Forest | ||
Busse Forest Nature Preserve | 01980-01-011980 | Schaumburg | Cook | A surviving fragment of flatwoods, a type of damp-ground forest in the Great Lakes region. Characterized by red maple, swamp white oak, and black ash trees. It is part of the larger Ned Brown Forest Preserve, managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. | ||
Forest of the Wabash | 01965-01-011965 | 38°21′31″N 87°49′30″W / 38.35861°N 87.82500°W / 38.35861; -87.82500 | Wabash | Essentially undisturbed upland and bottomland forests lying along the Wabash River. | ||
Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve | 01986-01-011986 | 37°58′39″N 89°48′02″W / 37.97750°N 89.80056°W / 37.97750; -89.80056 | Monroe | Essentially undisturbed loess hill prairies. | ||
Funks Grove | 01974-01-011974 | 40°21′49″N 89°06′52″W / 40.36361°N 89.11444°W / 40.36361; -89.11444 | McLean | Rare example of the virgin forests once isolated on the prairies of the Midwest. | ||
Giant City | 01980-01-011980 | 37°36′18″N 89°11′18″W / 37.60500°N 89.18833°W / 37.60500; -89.18833 | Union | An exceptional example of gravity sliding, consisting of massive joint-bounded sandstone blocks of Pennsylvanian age. | ||
Heron Pond - Little Black Slough | 01972-01-011972 | 37°22′01″N 88°57′00″W / 37.367°N 88.950°W / 37.367; -88.950 | Johnson | Largest remaining cypress-tupelo swamp in Illinois. | ||
Horseshoe Lake | 01972-01-011972 | 37°08′56″N 089°21′18″W / 37.14889°N 89.35500°W / 37.14889; -89.35500 (Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County)) | Alexander | Contains diverse aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna and mature stands of bald cypress. | ||
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve | 01980-01-011980 | 42°25′02″N 87°48′42″W / 42.41722°N 87.81167°W / 42.41722; -87.81167 | Lake County | Supports over 60 species of animals and plants that are threatened or endangered in Illinois. | ||
LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area | 01974-01-011974 | 37°35′N 89°25′W / 37.583°N 89.417°W / 37.583; -89.417 | Union | One of the finest assemblages of diverse vegetation in the Midwest. | ||
Little Grand Canyon | 01980-01-011980 | 37°41′11″N 89°23′54″W / 37.68644°N 89.39844°W / 37.68644; -89.39844 | Jackson | A large box canyon with vertical overhanging walls. | ||
Lower Cache River Swamp | 01980-01-011980 | 37°04′01″N 89°10′22″W / 37.066944°N 89.172778°W / 37.066944; -89.172778 | Johnson, Pulaski | Remnant of the swampy flood plain forest and open swamp that once covered an extensive area at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys | ||
Lusk Creek Canyon | 01980-01-011980 | Eddyville | Pope | An excellent example of a gorge-like valley formed by mass wasting and stream erosion in lower Pennsylvanian sandstones -- part of the Shawnee National Forest | ||
Markham Prairie | 01987-01-011987 | 41°36′25″N 87°41′16″W / 41.60694°N 87.68778°W / 41.60694; -87.68778 | Cook | One of the largest and highest quality, undisturbed prairies in Illinois. | ||
Mississippi Palisades | 01972-01-011972 | 42°08′18″N 90°09′32″W / 42.138333°N 90.158889°W / 42.138333; -90.158889 | Carroll | Deep V- shaped valleys, caves and sinks, and massive cliffs along the Mississippi River. | ||
Volo Bog Nature Preserve | 01972-01-011972 | 42°21′06″N 88°11′10″W / 42.351667°N 88.186111°W / 42.351667; -88.186111 | Lake | Contains many unusual or rare plants that are characteristic of the classic northern quaking bog. | ||
Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve | 01972-01-011972 | 42°15′14″N 88°07′49″W / 42.2539°N 88.1302°W / 42.2539; -88.1302 | Lake | Mature bog with bog vegetation at their farthest southern extension in Illinois. |
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