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) |
Coordinates | 41°13′58″N 78°11′44″W / 41.23278°N 78.19556°WCoordinates: 41°13′58″N 78°11′44″W / 41.23278°N 78.19556°W |
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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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.