List of National Natural Landmarks in Maine
These are 15 National Natural Landmarks in Maine.
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description | |
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1 | 1984 | Knox | private | A large peatland with continuous forest cover and well-developed hummock-and- hollow topography. | |||
2 | 1980 | Washington | state | A tombolo that has been eroded by the sea. | |||
3 | 1973 | Kennebec | private | Northern sphagnum bog located in a deep kettle hole, the sphagnum mat exceeds a depth of 40 feet (12 m). | |||
4 | Crystal Bog | 1973 | 46°02′04″N 68°19′49″W / 46.034472°N 68.330394°W | Aroostook | private | An undisturbed, sphagnum bog considered one of the largest and finest in Maine. | |
5 | Gulf Hagas | 1968 | 45°29′03″N 69°19′23″W / 45.4841°N 69.323°W | Piscataquis | federal (Appalachian Trail) | Waterfalls, cliffs, and growth of spruce-fir forest on the gorge walls give the site unusual scenic beauty. | |
6 | 1977 | Piscataquis | federal (Appalachian Trail) | One of the few undisturbed, old-growth white pine stands remaining in New England. | |||
7 | Monhegan Island | 1966 | 43°45′44″N 69°19′13″W / 43.762222°N 69.320278°W | Lincoln | private | Dense, almost pure stands of red spruce and over 400 species of wildflower. | |
8 | Mount Bigelow (Maine) | 1975 | 45°08′50″N 70°17′21″W / 45.147277°N 70.289234°W | Franklin, Somerset | state | Exceptionally scenic and wild, with some of the best summit views in the eastern United States. | |
9 | Mount Katahdin | 1967 | 45°54′16″N 68°55′17″W / 45.904354°N 68.921274°W | Piscataquis | state (Baxter State Park) | Kames, eskers, drumlins, kettleholes, moraines, and erratics provide a complete illustration of glacial geology. | |
10 | 1975 | Cumberland | private | A small, remnant, forested swamp dominated mostly by virgin black gum. | |||
11 | 1984 | Somerset | state, private | The only large, intermontane peatland and one of the few expansive, virgin landscapes in the northeastern United States. | |||
12 | Orono Bog | 1973 | 44°52′09″N 68°43′32″W / 44.86907°N 68.725668°W | Penobscot | municipal, private | A classic northern sphagnum bog. | |
13 | 1973 | Penobscot | private | One of the largest, unspoiled wetlands in the state of Maine. | |||
14 | 1973 | Kennebec | private | Kettle hole bogs and ponds. |
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