List of National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire
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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire. There are 11 in total.
Franconia Notch
Madison Boulder
Mount Monadnock
Rhododendron Natural Area
Spruce Hole Bog
East Inlet Natural Area
Heath Pond Bog
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge
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New Hampshire National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | East Inlet Natural Area | 1972 | 45°12′41″N 71°06′38″W / 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°10′15″N 71°41′17″W / 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°45′34″N 71°06′59″W / 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°56′00″N 71°09′46″W / 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°51′39″N 72°06′29″W / 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°22′40″N 71°31′33″W / 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°46′49″N 72°11′20″W / 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°07′34″N 70°58′04″W / 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°50′09″N 71°12′32″W / 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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