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From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire. There are 11 in total.

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New Hampshire National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
1 East Inlet Natural Area 1972 45°12′41″N 71°06′38″W / 45.211385°N 71.110497°W / 45.211385; -71.110497 (East Inlet Natural Area) Coos Private Contains a black spruce-tamarack bog and a virgin, balsam fir-red spruce forest.
2 Floating Island 1972 Coos Federal A floating heath bog in Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
3 Franconia Notch Franconia Notch 1971 Franconia 44°10′15″N 71°41′17″W / 44.1707°N 71.6881°W / 44.1707; -71.6881 Grafton State An old stream valley, ground to a U-shape by glacial movement.
4 Heath Pond Bog 1972 43°45′34″N 71°06′59″W / 43.759423°N 71.116465°W / 43.759423; -71.116465 (Heath Pond Bog) Carroll State A classic example of bog succession from open water to sphagnum-heath-black spruce bog.
5 Madison Boulder Madison Boulder 1970 43°56′00″N 71°09′46″W / 43.93329°N 71.162671°W / 43.93329; -71.162671 (Madison Boulder Natural Area) Carroll State The largest known glacial erratic in North America.
6 Mount Monadnock Mount Monadnock Summit 1987 42°51′39″N 72°06′29″W / 42.860833°N 72.108056°W / 42.860833; -72.108056 (Mount Monadnock) Cheshire Mixed- state, municipal, private A prominent, isolated, relict mountain. Type locality of a monadnock.
7 Nancy Brook Virgin Spruce Forest and Scenic Area 1987 Carroll, Grafton Federal May be the largest virgin forest tract in the northeastern United States. A part of White Mountain National Forest.
8 Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge 1972 44°22′40″N 71°31′33″W / 44.377846°N 71.525937°W / 44.377846; -71.525937 (Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge) Coos State Two shallow, warm water ponds, surrounded by marsh, bog and forest that support a great variety of birds.
9 Rhododendron Natural Area 1982 Fitzwilliam 42°46′49″N 72°11′20″W / 42.7804°N 72.1889°W / 42.7804; -72.1889 Cheshire State The largest, thriving stand of rhododendron in central and southern New England.
10 Spruce Hole Bog Spruce Hole Bog 1972 43°07′34″N 70°58′04″W / 43.126111°N 70.967778°W / 43.126111; -70.967778 (Spruce Hole Bog) Strafford Municipal The last known kettle hole bog in southern New Hampshire.
11 White Lake Pitch Pine 1980 43°50′09″N 71°12′32″W / 43.8359°N 71.2089°W / 43.8359; -71.2089 (White Lake Pitch Pine) Carroll State A mature, undisturbed pitch pine and bear-oak forest.
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