List of National Natural Landmarks in Vermont
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Vermont. There are 12 in total.
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Description | |
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1 | Battell Biological Preserve | 1976 | Addison | A pristine, climax, New England forest. | ||
2 | Barton River Marsh | 1973 | Orleans | A large, shallow, freshwater marsh considered one of the best in New England. | ||
3 | Camel's Hump | 1968 | Chittenden, Washington | Supports the second largest extent of alpine-tundra in Vermont. | ||
4 | Cornwall Marsh | 1973 | Addison | The largest unbroken red maple swamp in Vermont. | ||
5 | Franklin Bog | 1973 | Franklin | A cold, northern sphagnum-heath bog. | ||
6 | Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines | 1976 | Bennington | An old-growth stand of white pine. | ||
7 | Gifford Woods | 1980 | Rutland | An old-growth, northern hardwood, climax forest. | ||
8 | Little Otter Creek Marsh | 1973 | Addison | Considered the best large expanse of marsh land in Vermont | ||
9 | Lake Willoughby Natural Area | 1967 | Orleans | The deepest lake in Vermont and one of the most significant and scenic examples of glacial erosion in the northeast. | ||
10 | Molly Bog | 1973 | Lamoille | A classic, early successional, cold northern bog. | ||
11 | Mount Mansfield | 1980 | Chittenden, Lamoille | Contains a virgin, red spruce- balsam fir forest, extensive alpine tundra, and rare arctic flora not found elsewhere in the northeast. | ||
12 | Chazy Fossil Reef | 2009 | Grand Isle | The oldest known occurrence of a biologically diverse fossil reef in the world. | ||