List of National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire. There are 11 in total.

New Hampshire National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
1 East Inlet Natural Area 1972 45.211385°N 71.110497°W / 45.211385; -71.110497 (East Inlet Natural Area) Coos Private Contains a black spruce-tamarack bog and a virgin, balsam fir-red spruce forest.
2 Floating Island 1972 Coos Federal A floating heath bog in Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
3 Franconia Notch 1971 Franconia 44.1707°N 71.6881°W / 44.1707; -71.6881 Grafton State An old stream valley, ground to a U-shape by glacial movement.
4 Heath Pond Bog 1972 43.759423°N 71.116465°W / 43.759423; -71.116465 (Heath Pond Bog) Carroll State A classic example of bog succession from open water to sphagnum-heath-black spruce bog.
5 Madison Boulder 1970 43.93329°N 71.162671°W / 43.93329; -71.162671 (Madison Boulder Natural Area) Carroll State The largest known glacial erratic in North America.
6 Mount Monadnock 1987 42.860833°N 72.108056°W / 42.860833; -72.108056 (Mount Monadnock) Cheshire Mixed- state, municipal, private A prominent, isolated, relict mountain. Type locality of a monadnock.
7 Nancy Brook Virgin Spruce Forest and Scenic Area 1987 Carroll, Grafton Federal May be the largest virgin forest tract in the northeastern United States. A part of White Mountain National Forest.
8 Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge 1972 44.377846°N 71.525937°W / 44.377846; -71.525937 (Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge) Coos State Two shallow, warm water ponds, surrounded by marsh, bog and forest that support a great variety of birds.
9 Rhododendron Natural Area 1982 Fitzwilliam 42.7804°N 72.1889°W / 42.7804; -72.1889 Cheshire State The largest, thriving stand of rhododendron in central and southern New England.
10 Spruce Hole Bog 1972 43.126111°N 70.967778°W / 43.126111; -70.967778 (Spruce Hole Bog) Strafford Municipal The last known kettle hole bog in southern New Hampshire.
11 White Lake Pitch Pine 1980 43.8359°N 71.2089°W / 43.8359; -71.2089 (White Lake Pitch Pine) Carroll State A mature, undisturbed pitch pine and bear-oak forest.
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