List of National Natural Landmarks in Minnesota

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

Minnesota National Natural Landmarks (clickable map)
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description
Ancient River Warren Channel 1966 45°35′6″N 96°49′48″W / 45.58500°N 96.83000°W / 45.58500; -96.83000 Big Stone mixed- state, private A channel cut by the Ancient River Warren during the Ice Age. Extends into South Dakota.
Cedar Creek Natural History Area 1975 45°24′7.29″N 93°11′57.85″W / 45.4020250°N 93.1994028°W / 45.4020250; -93.1994028 Anoka, Isanti mixed- state, private A relatively undisturbed area where tall grass prairie, eastern deciduous forest and boreal coniferous forest biomes meet.
Itasca Natural Area Itasca Natural Area 1975 47°11′40.21″N 95°9′55.22″W / 47.1945028°N 95.1653389°W / 47.1945028; -95.1653389 Clearwater state (Itasca State Park) Contains some of the finest remaining stands of virgin red pine, spruce- balsam fir, and maple-basswood-aspen forest.
Keeley Creek Natural Area 1965 47°47′23.5″N 91°42′22.52″W / 47.789861°N 91.7062556°W / 47.789861; -91.7062556 Lake federal (Superior National Forest) A large tract of undisturbed mixed pine and black spruce forest.
Lac la Croix Research Natural Area 1980 48°20′N 92°7′W / 48.333°N 92.117°W / 48.333; -92.117 St. Louis federal (Superior National Forest) Old-growth virgin pine forests.
Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area 1965 48°02′13″N 93°28′30″W / 48.037°N 93.475°W / 48.037; -93.475 Koochiching state An example of the extensive peatlands occupying the bed of ancient glacial Lake Agassiz.
Pine Point Research Natural Area 1975 47°7′52.83″N 94°33′19.09″W / 47.1313417°N 94.5553028°W / 47.1313417; -94.5553028 Cass federal (Chippewa National Forest) Contains undisturbed stands of red and mixed pine.
Upper Red Lake Peatland 1975 48°11′34″N 94°30′43″W / 48.19278°N 94.51194°W / 48.19278; -94.51194 Beltrami mixed- federal, state, private, native One of the largest peatlands remaining in the coterminous United States.

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