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Quehanna Wild Area (/ k w ə ˈ h æ n ə /) is a wildlife area within parts of Cameron, Clearfield and Elk counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania; with a total area of 50,000 acres (78 sq mi; 202 km 2), it covers parts of Elk and Moshannon State Forests.
The Quehanna Trail is a 73.2-mile (117.8 km) hiking trail in north-central Pennsylvania, forming a loop through Moshannon State Forest and Elk State Forest. [1] For about 34 miles, the trail traverses Quehanna Wild Area , [ 2 ] and its main trailhead is at Parker Dam State Park . [ 3 ]
Wykoff Run in Quehanna Wild Area, the largest such protected area in Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States includes 18 wild areas in its State Forest system. [ 1 ] They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry , a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources .
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] The tract was originally known as simply Wykoff Run Natural Area.
Elk State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #13. The main offices are located in Emporium in Cameron County, Pennsylvania.. The forest is located on 200,000 acres (80,940 ha), chiefly in Cameron and Elk counties, with small parts of the forest also in Clinton, McKean and Potter counties.
Clearfield County is also home to the largest wild area in Pennsylvania, the Quehanna Wild Area. ... Falls Creek (mostly in Jefferson County) 1,037 Borough 9
Hammersley Wild Area is a 30,253-acre (12,243 ha) wild area in the Susquehannock State Forest in Potter and Clinton counties in north-central Pennsylvania in the United States. [1] It is the largest area without a road in Pennsylvania and the state's second largest wild area (the first being Quehanna Wild Area ).
Quehanna was also home to endangered radioactive species like Cobalt-60 and Strontium-90, and was the only wild area in the state with its own nuclear reactor, hot cells, and industrial complex. The 48,000-acre (19,000 ha) wild area is Pennsylvania's largest; its great size allows visitors to track migrating tornados. The land was acquired by ...