Dukes Research Natural Area

Dukes Research Natural Area
Map showing the location of Dukes Research Natural Area
Map showing the location of Dukes Research Natural Area
Map of Michigan
LocationMarquette County, Michigan
Nearest cityChatham
Coordinates46°21′00″N 87°10′00″W / 46.35°N 87.16667°W / 46.35; -87.16667[1]
Area233 acres (0.94 km2)
Designated1974

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]

  1. ^ "Dukes (Upper Peninsula) Experimental Forest". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  2. ^ "Research Natural Area: Dukes". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2010-06-02.