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List of National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming

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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Wyoming. There are 6 in total, 3 are canyons, one is a depression, one is a cliff, and the last is a mountain pass.

Name Image Date Standort County Description
1 The Big Hollow November 1980 Laramie
41°18′48″N 105°43′17″W / 41.313209°N 105.721307°W / 41.313209; -105.721307
Albany A large wind eroded deflection basin.
2 Como Bluff May 1966, November 1973 Rock River
41°52′53″N 106°04′34″W / 41.881384°N 106.076217°W / 41.881384; -106.076217
Albany A ridge noted for multiple significant fossil discoveries from the late Jurassic of the Mesozoic Era.
3 Crooked Creek Natural Area Big Horn
4 Red Canyon November 1980 Lander
42°40′20″N 108°39′29″W / 42.672087°N 108.658175°W / 42.672087; -108.658175
Fremont A canyon exposing a number of sedimentary formations as well as 10,000 years of human habitation.
5 Sand Creek December 1984 40°59′56″N 105°46′03″W / 40.998784°N 105.767398°W / 40.998784; -105.767398 Albany A canyon exposing cross-beaded sandstone and other geologic features.
6 Two Ocean Pass October 1965 Grand Teton National Park
44°02′28″N 110°10′03″W / 44.041111°N 110.1675°W / 44.041111; -110.1675
Teton A pass located on the continental divide where a stream draining the pass splits into two distributaries which flow into the Atlantic and Pacific oceans respectively.