Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area
Natural area in Pennsylvania
41°24′24″N 76°40′33″W / 41.4067°N 76.6758°W / 41.4067; -76.6758Kettle Creek Gorge Natural Area is a 774-acre (313 ha) protected area in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Loyalsock State Forest.[1][2]
Description
The Natural Area is only accessible by foot, and protects a deep gorge formed by Kettle Creek[1] (not to be confused with the creek of the same name in North-Central Pennsylvania). It also includes Angel Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in the state.[2]
The Natural Area is traversed by the long-distance Loyalsock Trail,[3] and has been named by the state as a Natural Heritage Area.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Loyalsock State Forest Wild and Natural Areas". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ a b Fergus, Charles (2002). Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 140–142.
- ^ A Guide to the Loyalsock Trails and Side Trails (19th ed.). Williamsport, PA: Alpine Club of Willimasport. 2015.
- ^ "Natural Heritage Areas in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania". www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
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- Abernathy Field Station
- Asbury Woods
- Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
- Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center
- Boyce Park Nature Center
- Briar Bush Nature Center
- Carbon County Environmental Education Center
- Churchville Nature Center
- Endless Mountains Nature Center
- Fern Hollow Nature Center
- Frick Environmental Center
- Great Valley Nature Center
- Harrison Hills Park Environmental Education Center
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
- Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center
- Jarrett Nature Center
- John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
- Lacawac
- Lancaster Environmental Center
- Latodami Nature Center at North Park
- McKaig Nature Education Center
- McKeever Environmental Learning Center
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
- Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center
- Myrick Conservation Center
- Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art
- Nurture Nature Center
- Peace Valley Nature Center
- Pocono Environmental Education Center
- Pool Wildlife Sanctuary
- Powdermill Nature Reserve
- Richard Nixon Park Nature Center
- Riverbend Environmental Education Center
- Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
- Silver Lake Nature Center
- South Park Nature Center
- Strawberry Hill Nature Center
- Tom Ridge Environmental Center
- Trexler Environmental Center
- Trexler Nature Preserve
- Tyler Arboretum
- Welkinweir
- Whites' Woods Nature Center
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College
- Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve
- Woodcock Creek Nature Center
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