List of National Natural Landmarks in New York

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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in New York State. There are 26 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.

Name Image Date Location Description
1 Bergen-Byron Swamp 01964-03 March 1964 Bergen 43°05′29″N 78°01′36″W / 43.091456°N 78.026533°W / 43.091456; -78.026533 (Bergen-Byron Swamp) A 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) swamp that was the first National Natural Landmark to be designated. It is managed by the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society
2 Big Reed Pond 01973-05 May 1973 Montauk 41°04′40″N 71°54′38″W / 41.077701°N 71.910539°W / 41.077701; -71.910539 (Big Reed Pond) An undeveloped fresh water lake where the Montaukett tribe lived until the mid-19th century. It is connected to Theodore Roosevelt County Park
3 Bear Swamp Preserve 01973-05 May 1973 Westerlo 42°28′27″N 74°03′34″W / 42.4742°N 74.0594°W / 42.4742; -74.0594 (Bear Swamp Preserve) A 310-acre (1.3 km2) Nature Conservancy preserve including a pond and surrounding swamp and woodland. It is recognized for its Great Laurel tree population.
4 Deer Lick Nature Sanctuary 01967-11 November 1967 Gowanda 42°25′16″N 78°54′20″W / 42.421045°N 78.905675°W / 42.421045; -78.905675 (Deer Lick Nature Sanctuary) A 398-acre (1.61 km2) Nature Conservancy preserve, 80 of which contain old growth forest. It is known for its wildlife and its gorges which highlight the Onondaga Escarpment.
5 Dexter Marsh 01973-05 May 1973 Dexter 43°59′04″N 76°04′07″W / 43.98454°N 76.068478°W / 43.98454; -76.068478 (Dexter Marsh) A 1,350-acre (5.5 km2) wetland marsh located at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. It is a popular fishing and trapping area as well as a migratory bird layover
6 Ellenville Fault-Ice Caves 01967-11 November 1967 Ellenville 41°40′19″N 74°20′51″W / 41.671822°N 74.347486°W / 41.671822; -74.347486 (Ellenville Fault Ice Caves) The largest open fault system in the United States results in ice caves which keeps ice year round and creates a cooler microclimate for more northern plants. Now part of Sam's Point Preserve, run by the Nature Conservancy.
7 Fall Brook Gorge 01970-01 January 1970 Geneseo 42°46′32″N 77°49′43″W / 42.775456°N 77.82864°W / 42.775456; -77.82864 ("Fall Brook Gorge") An excellent example of Upper and Middle Devonian rock formations
8 Fossil Coral Reef 01967-11 November 1967 Le Roy An abandoned limestone quarry, it contains a well preserved Middle Devonian coral reef along with rare tabulate and rugose corals, crinoids, gastropods, and trilobites.
9 Hook Mountain and Nyack Beach State Park Nyack-beach-state-park.png 01980-04 April 1980 Upper Nyack 41°07′26″N 73°54′43″W / 41.124°N 73.912°W / 41.124; -73.912 (Hook Mountain and Nyack Beach State Park) A small state park known for its portion of the Palisades Sill and its proximity to the Hudson River
10 Hart's Woods 01972-06 June 1972 Perinton 43°05′52″N 77°24′43″W / 43.097693°N 77.4119°W / 43.097693; -77.4119 ("Harts Woods") It contains a pristine stand of beech-maple forest, a climax forest dominated by the American Beech and Sugar Maple which covered most of the Northeastern United States when it was settled.
11 Ironsides Island 01967-04 April 1967 Alexandria Bay 44°23′46″N 75°51′02″W / 44.396111°N 75.850556°W / 44.396111; -75.850556 (Ironsides Island) This rocky island in the St Lawrence river is managed by the Nature Conservancy and serves as a rookery for Great blue herons
12 Iona Island Marsh Iona Island.jpg 01974-05 May 1974 Stony Point 41°18′14″N 73°58′38″W / 41.304°N 73.9773°W / 41.304; -73.9773 (Iona Island Marsh) An island and marsh in the Hudson River which is a bird sanctuary and part of Bear Mountain State Park
13 Long Beach, Orient State Park Longbeachbar.jpg 01980-04 April 1980 Southold 41°07′46″N 72°15′59″W / 41.12937°N 72.2664°W / 41.12937; -72.2664 (Long Beach, Orient State Park) This state park at the end of Long Island has a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) sand spit beach demonstrating plant succession from salt marsh to maritime red cedar forest.
14 Lakeview Marsh and Barrier Beach Lakeview Pond NY.jpg 01973-05 May 1973 Ellisburg 43°46′08″N 76°12′14″W / 43.769°N 76.204°W / 43.769; -76.204 (Lakeview Marsh and Barrier Beach) Adjacent to Southwick Beach State Park, this 3,461-acre (14.01 km2) marsh is protected by a barrier beach from Lake Ontario, unlike nearby Dexter Marsh.
15 McLean Bogs 01983-05 May 1983 Dryden A small acidic kettle bog managed by Cornell Plantations which is part of Cornell University. It is used for scientific research on the lichens and their methane gas production.
16 Mendon Ponds Park Devil's Bathtub, Mendon Ponds Park. Monroe County, NY .jpg 01967-11 November 1967 Mendon 43°02′00″N 77°34′00″W / 43.033333°N 77.566667°W / 43.033333; -77.566667 (Mendon Pondslandmark_region:US-NY) A 2,500 acre (10 km²) county park known for its birdwatching and its unusual glacial geology, including kettle holes, eskers, kames, and a floating sphagnum moss peat bog known as the Devils Bathtub.
17 Mianus River Gorge Mianus River Gorge As It Approaches Samual J. Bargh Reservoir.JPG 01964-03 March 1964 Bedford 41°11′09″N 73°37′17″W / 41.185951°N 73.621394°W / 41.185951; -73.621394 (Mianus River Gorge) This preserve, known for its old growth climax hemlock forest and the Mianus River was the first land purchase deal by the Nature Conservancy.
18 Montezuma Marshes MNWR2.jpg 01973-05 May 1973 Seneca Falls 42°58′N 76°44′W / 42.97°N 76.74°W / 42.97; -76.74 (Montezuma Marshes) A 7,000 acre (28 km²) wildlife preserve containing one of the best examples of undisturbed swamp woodlands in New York or New England. It is a major stop for migratory birds.
19 Moss Island 01976-05 May 1976 Little Falls 43°02′23″N 74°50′54″W / 43.039771°N 74.848244°W / 43.039771; -74.848244 (Moss Island) An igneous intrusion in the Erie Canal with the Little Falls at one end. It became an island when locks were built so boats could avoid the 40 ft (12 m) falls. It is known for its extremely large (40–50 ft) glacial potholes created by retreating glaciers as well as being popular with local rock climbers.
20 Moss Lake Bogs 01973-05 May 1973 Houghton 42°23′55″N 78°11′05″W / 42.398599°N 78.184687°W / 42.398599; -78.184687 (Moss Lake Bog) An 83-acre (340,000 m2) glacial kettle lake which filled with melt water and rain. Over time, sphagnum moss has grown over the open water, turning it into an acidic bog. It is managed by the Nature Conservancy.
21 Oak Orchard Creek Marsh 01973-05 May 1973 Medina 43°08′06″N 78°22′15″W / 43.135003°N 78.370886°W / 43.135003; -78.370886 (Oak Orchard Creek Marsh) The marsh contains a state reserve, Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, and a national reserve, the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, both of which are known as major stopover points for migratory birds. It was created by a partial blockage of the Oak Orchard River by glacial drift and an outcrop of limestone and dolostone known as the Lockport formation which forms the Niagara Escarpment.
22 Palisades of the Hudson Palisades Sill from Palisades Parkway.jpg 01984-11 November 1984 Hudson River 40°57′52″N 73°54′31″W / 40.964507°N 73.908591°W / 40.964507; -73.908591 (Palisades of the Hudson) The line of dramatic 350-foot (110 m) cliffs of the Palisades Sill along the west side of the lower Hudson River
23 Petrified Gardens Grotto at Petrified Sea Gardens.jpg 01967-04 April 1967 Saratoga Springs 43°04′59″N 73°50′40″W / 43.083047°N 73.844489°W / 43.083047; -73.844489 (Montezuma Marshes) This private park preserves an area of ancient stromatolites in a fossilized ancient Cambrian reef. Stromatolites "were first recognized, discovered, and interpreted in North America" here in 1922. The park, which is now closed, was a childhood inspiration for Stephen Jay Gould.
24 Round Lake Round Lake (2) - Fayetteville NY.jpg 01973-05 May 1973 Fayetteville 43°02′56″N 75°58′23″W / 43.049°N 75.973°W / 43.049; -75.973 (Round Lake) Part of Green Lakes State Park, this lake is a rare meromictic lake is surrounded by a well preserved mesophytic forest
25 Thompson Pond Thompson-Pond-2009.png 01973-05 May 1973 Pine Plains 41°57′40″N 73°40′43″W / 41.961118°N 73.678737°W / 41.961118; -73.678737 (Thompson Pond) A 75-acre (300,000 m2) glacial kettle pond and surrounding 507-acre (2.05 km2) nature preserve managed by the Nature Conservancy. It is the source of Wappingers Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River that drains much of Dutchess County.. It is known for its calcareous bog, unlike other acidic bogs in the Northeast.
26 Zurich Bog 01973-05 May 1973 Arcadia 43°08′41″N 77°03′02″W / 43.144648°N 77.050467°W / 43.144648; -77.050467 (Zurich Bog) A sphagnum bog managed by the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society

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