Dukes Research Natural Area | |
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Map of Michigan | |
Location | Marquette County, Michigan |
Nearest city | Chatham |
Coordinates | 46°21′00″N 87°10′00″W / 46.35°N 87.16667°W[1] |
Area | 233 acres (0.94 km2) |
Designated | 1974 |
The Dukes Research Natural Area is a 233-acre (0.94 km2) tract of northern hardwood forest located within the 5,000-acre (20 km2) Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest, a unit of the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Dukes Research Natural Area was listed in 1974 as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.[2]