Gallitzin State Forest
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| Gallitzin State Forest, Pennsylvania | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location: | Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset Counties, PA, USA |
| Nearest city: | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 15,336 acres (62.06 km²) |
| Governing body: | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
Gallitzin State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #6. The main offices are located in Ebensburg in Cambria County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
The forest is located on 15,336 acres (62.06 km²) in two tracts. The largest tract of 13,482 acres (54.56 km²) is the 'Babcock Division' in northern Somerset and northwestern Bedford Counties. The other, smaller tract of 1,854 acres (7.5 km²) is in northern Cambria and Indiana Counties. District #6 also includes Blair County.
Gallitzin State Forest was named to honor Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. Gallitzin was a Roman Catholic priest and is called The Apostle of the Alleghenies for his pioneering mission work in the area in the early nineteenth century.
[edit] Neighboring State Forest Districts
- Moshannon State Forest (north)
- Rothrock State Forest (east)
- Buchanan State Forest (southeast)
- Forbes State Forest (southwest)
- Kittanning State Forest (northwest)
[edit] Nearby State Parks
[edit] References
- Gallitzin State Forest. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: As of July 2006, this web page has not been updated to reflect the Pennsylvania State Forest Districts realignment.
- State Forest Districts. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. Note: Map showing districts after the July 1, 2005 realignment
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