List of National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina


From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in North Carolina. There are 13 in total.
NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
1Bear IslandOnslowstateDune movement has created a dynamic landscape of outstanding scenic beauty. Bear Island is the principal attraction of Hammocks Beach State Park.
2Goose Creek State Park Natural AreaBeaufortstateAn excellent example of a gently sloping mainland undergoing rapid ocean transgression.
3Green SwampBrunswickprivateThe largest and most unusual mosaic of wetland communities in the Carolinas. The Nature Conservancy manages the site as the Green Swamp Preserve.
4Long Hope Creek Spruce BogAshe, WataugaprivateOne of the rarest plant communities in North Carolina. The still forming Elk Knob State Park is adjacent to the privately owned NNL, and the state has a long-term goal to acquire the site.
5Mount Jefferson State ParkAshestateOne of the best remaining examples of oak-chestnut forest in the Southeast. The State Park was redesignated a State Natural Area.
6Mount Mitchell State ParkYanceystateMount Mitchell is the highest mountain in the eastern half of the United States at.
7Nags Head Woods and Jockey RidgeDarestateIllustrates the entire series of dune development and plant succession. Jockey's Ridge State Park encompasses the southern portion of the NNL, and The Nature Conservancy's Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve encompasses the northern portion.
8Orbicular DioriteDavieprivateSite contains an unusual plutonic igneous rock consisting of hornblende, pyroxene, and feldspars.
9Piedmont Beech Natural AreaWakestateOne of the best examples of mixed mesophytic forest in the eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. The natural area is located within William B. Umstead State Park.
10Pilot MountainSurrystateA classic monadnock that harbors disjunct vegetation from the Blue Ridge region. It is a core component of the greater Pilot Mountain State Park.
11Salyer's Ridge Natural AreaHydefederalA rare example of mature loblolly pine forest in process of succession towards a deciduous forest. The natural area is located within the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
12Smith IslandBrunswick, New HanoverstateA barrier island complex representing one of the least disturbed areas remaining on the Atlantic Coast. The island complex is protected as part of Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and Baldhead Island State Natural Area.
13Stone MountainAlleghany, WilkesstateThe best example of a monadnock in North Carolina. It is the principal attraction of Stone Mountain State Park.