There are eight National Natural Landmarks in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Name | Image | Date | Location | County | Ownership | Description |
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45.585°N -96.83°W | mixed- state, private | A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age. Extends into South Dakota. | ||||
mixed- state, private | A relatively undisturbed area where tall grass prairie, eastern deciduous forest and boreal coniferous forest biomes meet. | |||||
state (Itasca State Park) | Contains some of the finest remaining stands of virgin red pine, spruce- balsam fir, and maple-basswood-aspen forest. | |||||
federal (Superior National Forest) | A large tract of undisturbed mixed pine and black spruce forest. | |||||
48.3333°N -99°W | federal (Superior National Forest) | Old-growth virgin pine forests. | ||||
48.037°N -93.475°W | state | An example of the extensive peatlands occupying the bed of ancient glacial Lake Agassiz. | ||||
federal (Chippewa National Forest) | Contains undisturbed stands of red and mixed pine. | |||||
48.1928°N -94.5119°W | mixed- federal, state, private, native | One of the largest peatlands remaining in the coterminous United States. | ||||