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Tuscarora Quartzite

Summit of Mount Logan,Clinton County, within the Mount Logan Natural Area of Bald Eagle State Forest.

 

The 500-plus-acre natural area protects the forested slopes and summit of Mount Logan, a prominent peak on Bald Eagle Mountain. The slopes contain masses of talus; at the summit is a narrow, jumbled outcrop of Tuscarora quartzite.

 

The forest is a mix of old-growth and second-growth hardwoods, white pines, and hemlocks. Many trees at and near the summit are stunted from the harsh microclimate. The north slope preserves a small tract of old-growth hemlocks.

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Uploaded on May 14, 2012
Taken on May 13, 2012