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[Name]: Stone Mountain
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 36°23′37″N 81°02′36″W / 36.393611°N 81.043333°W / 36.393611; -81.043333 (Stone Mountain (North Carolina))
[County]: Alleghany, Wilkes
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: The best example of a monadnock in North Carolina. It is the principal attraction of Stone Mountain State Park. -
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[Name]: Salyer's Ridge Natural Area
[Image]:
[Date]: 1983
[Location]:
[County]: Hyde
[Ownership]: federal
[Description]: 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. -
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[Name]: Goose Creek State Park Natural Area
[Image]:
[Date]: 1980
[Location]: 35°28′25″N 76°54′50″W / 35.473611°N 76.913889°W / 35.473611; -76.913889 (Goose Creek State Park Natural Area)
[County]: Beaufort
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: An excellent example of a gently sloping mainland undergoing rapid ocean transgression. -
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[Name]: Nags Head Woods and Jockey Ridge
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 35°57′43″N 75°38′03″W / 35.961944°N 75.634167°W / 35.961944; -75.634167 (Jockey's Ridge)
[County]: Dare
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: 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. -
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[Name]: Smith Island
[Image]:
[Date]: 1967
[Location]:
[County]: Brunswick, New Hanover
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: 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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[Name]: Mount Mitchell State Park
[Image]:
[Date]: 1974
[Location]: 35°46′13″N 82°15′48″W / 35.770278°N 82.263333°W / 35.770278; -82.263333 (Mount Mitchell State Park)
[County]: Yancey
[Ownership]: state
[Description]: Mount Mitchell is the highest mountain in the eastern half of the United States at 6,684 feet (2,037 m).
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