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List of National Natural Landmarks in Kentucky

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There are 7 National Natural Landmarks in Kentucky. One is shared with Indiana.

Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
Creelsboro Natural Bridge Red River Gorge 1987 36°53′06″N 85°14′11″W / 36.884992°N 85.236425°W / 36.884992; -85.236425 (Creelsboro Natural Bridge) Russell Private An outstanding illustration of subterranean stream diversion.
Henderson Sloughs 1974 37°51′38″N 87°46′48″W / 37.860445°N 87.780100°W / 37.860445; -87.780100 (Henderson Sloughs) Henderson, Union State (Dept. of Fish & Wildlife) One of the largest wetlands remaining in Kentucky
Lilley Cornett Woods 1971 37°05′16″N 82°59′33″W / 37.087865°N 82.992453°W / 37.087865; -82.992453 (Lilley Cornett Woods) Letcher State (Eastern Kentucky University) Virgin tract of mixed mesophytic forest.
Red River Gorge Red River Gorge 1975 37°50′02″N 83°36′28″W / 37.833889°N 83.607778°W / 37.833889; -83.607778 (Red River Gorge) Menifee, Powell, Wolfe Federal (Daniel Boone National Forest) Contains examples of many geological formations, including 41 natural bridges.
Rock Creek Research Natural Area 1975 37°17′17″N 83°52′31″W / 37.288056°N 83.875278°W / 37.288056; -83.875278 (Daniel Boone National Forest) Laurel Federal (Daniel Boone National Forest) One of the few virgin hemlock hardwood forests remaining in Kentucky.
Big Bone Lick 2009 38°53′13″N 84°44′52″W / 38.886944°N 84.747778°W / 38.886944; -84.747778 (Big Bone Lick State Park) Boone State (Big Bone Lick State Park) Combination of salt springs and associated Late Pleistocene bone beds. Also on the mighty Ohio River.
Ohio Coral Reef 1966 38°16′36″N 85°45′56″W / 38.27665°N 85.76544°W / 38.27665; -85.76544 (Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area) Jefferson Federal (Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area) A classic example of a Silurian and Devonian coral community. Extends into Indiana.

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