List of National Natural Landmarks in Maryland

These are the six National Natural Landmarks in Maryland.

Name Image Date Location County Description
1 Battle Creek Cypress Swamp 01965-04 April 1965 Prince Frederick Calvert One of the northernmost sites of naturally occurring bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in North America, and the only large stand of the trees on the western shore of Maryland. The site also contains a wide range of plant and animal life.
2 Belt Woods 01974 1974 Woodmore Prince Georges One of the few remaining old-growth upland forests in the Atlantic Coastal Plain biophysiographic province. It is an example of upland hardwood forest dominated by tulip poplar and white oak. The Woods support a diverse bird population, including neotropical migrants.
3 Cranesville Swamp Nature Sanctuary 01964 1964 Garrett A natural bowl where cool, moist conditions yield plant and animal communities more common in northern latitudes. Extends into Preston County, West Virginia.
4 Gilpin's Falls 01980 1980 Cecil Outcrop of undeformed early Paleozoic metavolcanic pillow basalts.
5 Long Green Creek and Sweathouse Branch 01977 1977 Baltimore A maturing beech-tulip poplar-white oak forest.
6 Sugarloaf Mountain 01969-06 June 1969 Frederick Frederick, Montgomery An outlier to the east of the main mass of the Catoctin Mountain, or a root remnant of the ancient Appalachia land mass.

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