Wykoff Run Natural Area
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| Wykoff Run Natural Area | |
| Pennsylvania State Forest Natural Area | |
 The road to the jet engine test cell through the natural area is overgrown now
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| Named for: Wykoff Run | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Cameron |
| Township | Gibson |
| Elevation | 2,024 ft (617 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 1,215 acres (492 ha) |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | Ia - Strict Nature Reserve |
 Map of Wykoff Run Natural Area (bright green) in the center of Quehanna Wild area (ivory), state forests (green), state game lands (yellow), and private land (brown)
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  Location of Wykoff Run Natural Area in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Wykoff Run Natural Area | |
Wykoff Run Natural Area is a state forest natural area in the Elk State Forest in Gibson Township, Cameron County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The 1,215-acre (492 ha) natural area is in the center of Quehanna Wild Area. It was once home to two jet engine testing cells, when the area was a research facility for Curtiss-Wright Corporation from 1955 to 1960.[2][3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note: this includes four chapters on sites within the Quehanna Wild Area, Marion Brooks Natural Area (3), Beaver Run Dam Wildlife Viewing Area (4), Hoover Farm Wildlife Viewing Area (5), and Wykoff Run Natural Area (6).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
