List of National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmark

National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...

s in New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

. There are 11 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.

	Name	County	Description
1	East Inlet Natural Area	Coos Coos County, New Hampshire -National protected areas:Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...	Contains a black spruce-tamarack bog and a virgin, balsam fir-red spruce forest.
2	Floating Island	Coos Coos County, New Hampshire -National protected areas:Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...	A floating heath bog.
3	Franconia Notch Franconia Notch Franconia Notch is a major mountain pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Dominated by Cannon Mountain, it lies principally within Franconia Notch State Park and is traversed by the Franconia Notch Parkway Franconia Notch (el. 1950 ft. / 590 m.) is a major mountain pass through...	Grafton Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...	An old stream valley, ground to a u-shape by glacial movement.
4	Heath Pond Bog	Carroll Carroll County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...	A classic example of bog succession from open water to sphagnum-heath-black spruce bog.
5	Madison Boulder	Carroll Carroll County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...	The largest known glacial erratic in North America.
6	Mount Monadnock Mount Monadnock Mount Monadnock, or Grand Monadnock, is the most prominent New England mountain peak south of the White Mountains and east of the Massachusetts Berkshires, and is the highest point in Cheshire County, New Hampshire...	Cheshire Cheshire County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 73,825 people, 28,299 households, and 18,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile . There were 31,876 housing units at an average density of 45 per square mile...	A prominent, isolated, relict mountain. Type locality of a monadnock Monadnock A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain... .
7	Nancy Brook Virgin Spruce Forest and Scenic Area	Carroll Carroll County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²... , Grafton Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...	May be the largest virgin forest tract in the northeastern United States.
8	Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge	Coos Coos County, New Hampshire -National protected areas:Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...	Two shallow, warm water ponds, surrounded by marsh, bog and forest that support a great variety of birds.
9	Rhododendron Natural Area Rhododendron State Park Rhododendron State Park in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, USA, is a state park located on and around Little Monadnock Mountain, containing a stand of native Rhododendron maximum, the largest of nineteen similar stands in central and northern New England, the northern limit of their growing range.The...	Cheshire Cheshire County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 73,825 people, 28,299 households, and 18,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile . There were 31,876 housing units at an average density of 45 per square mile...	The largest, thriving stand of rhododendron Rhododendron Rhododendron is a genus of over 1 000 species of woody plants in the heath family, most with showy flowers... in central and southern New England.
10	Spruce Hole Bog Spruce Hole Bog The Spruce Hole Bog, locally known as Spruce Hole, is a complete ecological community occupying a true kettle hole in the town of Durham, New Hampshire. It is the last known kettle hole to exist in southern New Hampshire; there were five similar sites in the region, but they have been destroyed...	Strafford Strafford County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 112,233 people, 42,581 households, and 27,762 families residing in the county. The population density was 304 people per square mile . There were 45,539 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...	The last known kettle hole bog in southern New Hampshire.
11	White Lake Pitch Pine	Carroll Carroll County, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...	A mature, undisturbed pitch pine and bear-oak forest.

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