From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Arizona. There are 9 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.
| Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Description | |
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| 1 | Barringer Meteor Crater |  |
November 1967 | Winslow 35°01′38″N 111°01′21″W / 35.027222°N 111.0225°W | Navajo | The Impact crater which lead Daniel Barringer to suggest in 1906 that it was caused by a meteor. He was eventually proven correct by Gene Shoemaker, making this the worlds first identified meteor crater. |
| 2 | Canelo Hills | December 1974 | Sonoita 31°33′44″N 110°31′33″W / 31.562246°N 110.525851°W | Santa Cruz | This 260 acres (110 ha) preserve is a mix of the rare cienega wetland with Black Oak and Arizona Fescue fields.[1] It is notable for the extremely rare Canelo Ladies Tresses Orchid and the Gila chub. It is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy | |
| 3 | Comb Ridge | 1976 | Navajo | The only known location for tritylodont fossils in North America. | ||
| 4 | Grapevine Mesa | 1967 | Mojave | The best existing display of Joshua trees in the United States. | ||
| 5 | Kaibab Squirrel Area | 1965 | Coconino | Illustrative of the habitat for the Kaibab squirrel. | ||
| 6 | Onyx Cave (Arizona) | 1974 | Santa Cruz | Considered to be the finest cave in Arizona. | ||
| 7 | Patagonia-Sonoita Creek | 1970 | Santa Cruz | An example of a cottonwood-willow riparian forest and one of the last permanent stream-bottom habitat areas in southern Arizona. | ||
| 8 | Ramsey Canyon | 1965 | Cochise County | A stream-cut, vertical-sided gorge. | ||
| 9 | Willcox Playa | 1966 | Cochise County | The largest “dry lake” in Arizona, |
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