List of National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota explained

There are eight National Natural Landmarks in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnership Description
45.585°N -96.83°Wmixed- state, privateA channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age. Extends into South Dakota.
mixed- state, privateA 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°Wfederal (Superior National Forest) Old-growth virgin pine forests.
48.037°N -93.475°WstateAn 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°Wmixed- federal, state, private, nativeOne of the largest peatlands remaining in the coterminous United States.

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