One 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.
5
Mount Jefferson State Park
1974
36°24′03″N81°27′46″W / 36.400833°N 81.462778°W / 36.400833; -81.462778 (Mount Jefferson State Natural Area)
Ashe
state
One of the best remaining examples of oak-chestnut forest in the Southeast. The State Park was redesignated a State Natural Area.
Illustrates 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.
8
Orbicular Diorite
1980
Davie
private
Site contains an unusual plutonic igneous rock consisting of hornblende, pyroxene, and feldspars.
One 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.
A classic monadnock that harbors disjunct vegetation from the Blue Ridge region. It is a core component of the greater Pilot Mountain State Park.
11
Salyer's Ridge Natural Area
1983
Hyde
federal
A 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.
12
Smith Island
1967
Brunswick, New Hanover
state
A 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.
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