Quebec Run Wild Area

Quebec Run Wild Area
Map showing the location of Quebec Run Wild Area
Map showing the location of Quebec Run Wild Area
Location of Quebec Run Wild Area in Pennsylvania
LocationFayette County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates39°45′30″N 79°40′59″W / 39.75833°N 79.68306°W / 39.75833; -79.68306
Area7,441 acres (30.11 km2)[1]
Elevation2,021 ft (616 m)[2]
Established2004[1]
Governing bodyPennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Quebec Run Wild Area is a 7,441-acre (3,011 ha) section of Forbes State Forest located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania just north of the Mason–Dixon line and the Pennsylvania border with West Virginia.[3] Situated on the eastern slope of Chestnut Ridge, one of the westernmost ridges in the Appalachian Mountain Range, Quebec Run is heavily forested and contains several miles of maintained, interconnected trail.[4] As is the case with all Pennsylvania state forest wild areas, no development of a permanent nature is permitted “in order to retain the undeveloped character of the area.”[5] Quebec Run is the largest wild area without a road in southwestern Pennsylvania and serves as a destination for various outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing.

  1. ^ a b "Forbes State Forest". Wild & Natural Areas. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  2. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Quebec Run Wild Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 1, 1989. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Forbes State Forest". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  4. ^ Tom Thwaites (2000). 50 Hikes In Western Pennsylvania. Countryman Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780881504736.
  5. ^ "ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS". Natural Areas and Wild Areas. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-27.