LIST OF NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS IN MAINE

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These are 14 National Natural Landmarks in Maine.

Crystal Bog

Gulf Hagas

Monhegan Island

Mount Bigelow (Maine)

Mount Katahdin

Orono Bog

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Maine National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)

	Name	Date	Location	County	Ownership	Description
1	Appleton Bog Atlantic White Cedar Stand	1984		Knox	private	A large peatland with continuous forest cover and well-developed hummock-and- hollow topography.
2	Carrying Place Cove Bog	1980		Washington	state	A tombolo that has been eroded by the sea.
3	Colby-Marston Preserve	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 / 46.034472; -68.330394 (Crystal Bog)	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 / 45.4841; -69.323 (Gulf Hagas)	Piscataquis	federal ( Appalachian Trail)	Waterfalls, cliffs, and growth of spruce-fir forest on the gorge walls give the site unusual scenic beauty.
6	The Hermitage	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 / 43.762222; -69.320278 (Monhegan Island)	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 / 45.147277; -70.289234 (Mount Bigelow (Maine))	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 / 45.904354; -68.921274 (Mount Katahdin)	Piscataquis	state ( Baxter State Park)	Kames, eskers, drumlins, kettleholes, moraines, and erratics provide a complete illustration of glacial geology.
10	New Gloucester Black Gum Stand	1975	43°58′45″N 70°20′08″W / 43.979177°N 70.33552°W / 43.979177; -70.33552 (New Gloucester Black Gum Stand),	Cumberland	private	A small, remnant, forested swamp dominated mostly by virgin black gum.
11	No. 5 Bog and Jack Pine Stand	1984	45°31′56″N 70°16′52″W / 45.532352°N 70.280986°W / 45.532352; -70.280986 (No. 5 Bog and Jack Pine Stand)	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 / 44.86907; -68.725668 (Orono Bog)	Penobscot	municipal, private	A classic northern sphagnum bog.
13	Passadumkeag Marsh and Bogland	1973	45°11′39″N 68°33′42″W / 45.194092°N 68.561578°W / 45.194092; -68.561578 (Passadumkeag Marsh and Bogland)	Penobscot	private	One of the largest, unspoiled wetlands in the state of Maine.
14	Penny Pond-Joe Pond Complex	1973	44°24′27″N 69°49′40″W / 44.407626°N 69.827820°W / 44.407626; -69.827820 (Penny Pond-Joe Pond Complex)	Kennebec	private	Kettle hole bogs and ponds.

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