List of National Natural Landmarks in Vermont
Appearance
There are 12 National Natural Landmarks in Vermont.
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description |
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Battell Biological Preserve | 1976 | Addison | private | A pristine, climax, New England forest. | ||
Barton River Marsh | 1973 | Orleans | state | A large, shallow, freshwater marsh considered one of the best in New England. | ||
Camel's Hump | 1968 | 44°19′10″N 72°53′11″W / 44.319547°N 72.886328°W | Chittenden, Washington | state | Supports the second largest extent of alpine-tundra in Vermont. | |
Cornwall Marsh | 1973 | 43°54′57″N 73°11′11″W / 43.915926°N 73.186342°W | Addison | mixed- state, municipal, private | The largest unbroken red maple swamp in Vermont. | |
Franklin Bog | 1973 | Franklin | private | A cold, northern sphagnum-heath bog. | ||
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines | 1976 | Bennington | state | An old-growth stand of white pine. | ||
Gifford Woods | 1980 | 43°40′34″N 72°48′39″W / 43.6762°N 72.8109°W | Rutland | state | An old-growth, northern hardwood, climax forest. | |
Little Otter Creek Marsh | 1973 | Addison | mixed- state, private | Considered the best large expanse of marsh land in Vermont | ||
Lake Willoughby Natural Area | 1967 | 44°45′07″N 72°03′46″W / 44.751944°N 72.062778°W | Orleans | state | The deepest lake in Vermont and one of the most significant and scenic examples of glacial erosion in the northeast. | |
Molly Bog | 1973 | Lamoille | mixed- state, private | A classic, early successional, cold northern bog. | ||
Mount Mansfield | 1980 | 44°32′38″N 72°48′52″W / 44.543947°N 72.81431°W | Chittenden, Lamoille | state | Contains a virgin, red spruce- balsam fir forest, extensive alpine tundra, and rare arctic flora not found elsewhere in the northeast. | |
Chazy Fossil Reef | 2009 | 44°51′10″N 73°20′24″W / 44.8528°N 73.34°W | Grand Isle | mixed- federal, state, private | The oldest known occurrence of a biologically diverse fossil reef in the world. |