List of National Natural Landmarks in Idaho

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These are 11 National Natural Landmarks in Idaho.

Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
1 Big Southern Butte Big Southern Butte at Craters of the Moon NM-750px.JPG 1976 Atomic CityLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Butte federal (Bureau of Land Management) A 2,500 ft Rhyolitic dome that rises over the Eastern Snake River Plain. It illustrates the scope and dimensions of Quaternary volcanism in the western United States.
2 Big Springs Big Springs, Idaho.jpg 1980 Island ParkLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fremont federal (Caribou-Targhee National Forest) The only first-magnitude spring in the country that issues forth from rhyolitic lava flows.
3 Cassia Silent City of Rocks City of Rocks 1974 MaltaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cassia federal (City of Rocks National Reserve) Monolithic landforms created by exfoliation processes on exposed massive granite plutons.
4 Crater Rings 100px 1980 Mountain HomeLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Elmore federal (Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area) Two adjacent and symmetrical pit craters that are among the few examples of this type of crater in the continental United States.
5 Great Rift of Idaho 100px 1968 Craters of the Moon National Monument and PreserveLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Blaine, Minidoka, Power federal (Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve) A tensional fracture in the Earth's crust.
6 Hagerman Fauna Sites HAFO FlowersRiver.jpg 1975 Hagerman Fossil Beds National MonumentLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Twin Falls federal (Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument) Contains the world's richest deposits of Upper Pliocene age terrestrial fossils.
7 Hell's Half Acre Lava Field Hell's Half Acre Lava Field 1976 BlackfootLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bingham, Bonneville federal (Bureau of Land Management) Fully exposed pahoehoe lava flow.
8 Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area Hobo Cedar Grove 1980 ShoshoneLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Shoshone federal (St. Joe National Forest) An outstanding example of pristine western red cedar forest.
9 Menan Buttes North Menan Butte 1980 MenanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jefferson, Madison federal (Bureau of Land Management) Contains outstanding examples of glass tuff cones, which are found in only a few places in the world.
10 Niagara Springs Niagara Springs 1980 HagermanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gooding private Least developed of the large springs discharging into the Snake River from the Snake River plain aquifer system.
11 Sheep Rock Sheep Rock 1976 CouncilLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Adams federal (Payette National Forest) Horizontally layered lavas that represent successive flows on the Columbia River Basalt Plateau.