{{Short description|Natural area in Pennsylvania}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Mount Logan Natural Area | alt_name = | iucn_category = | image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_size = | map = USA Pennsylvania | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Pennsylvania | map_width = | location = [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]], [[Pennsylvania]] | nearest_town = [[Castanea, Pennsylvania|Castanea]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.1136|N|77.3802|W|region:US-PA|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | area = {{convert|512|acre}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | url = }}
'''Mount Logan Natural Area''' is a {{convert|512|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[protected area]] in [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Bald Eagle State Forest]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Bald Eagle State Forest Wild and Natural Areas |url=https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-forests/find-a-forest/bald-eagle/wild-natural-areas |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Fergus">{{Cite book |last=Fergus |first=Charles |title=Natural Pennsylvania: Exploring the State Forest Natural Areas |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=2002 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA |pages=103–107}}</ref>
== Description == The Natural Area was established to protect a parcel of [[Old-growth forest|old-growth]] [[Tsuga canadensis|hemlock]] trees<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-07-22 |title=Tall Timbers: Old-Growth Forests Survive PA's Heavily Logged Past |url=https://www.mcall.com/1997/07/22/tall-timbers-old-growth-forests-survive-pas-heavily-logged-past/ |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}</ref> and to highlight a unique outcropping of [[Tuscarora Sandstone|Tuscarora sandstone]].<ref name=":8" /> The area has also been named by Pennsylvania as a special protection zone for reptiles and amphibians. The Natural Area cannot be reached by road and requires a lengthy hike from nearby gravel roads that are themselves dilapidated.<ref name="Fergus" />
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Protected Areas of Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Protected areas of Clinton County, Pennsylvania]]