Forbes State Forest
Forbes State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #4. The main offices are located in Laughlintown in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Mount Davis, the highest peak in Pennsylvania, is located in the forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Laurel Summit State Park.
Laurel Summit State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0.
Laurel Summit State Park is a 6-acre Pennsylvania state park in Cook Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is also a picnic area with a scenic view of Linn Run on the summit of Laurel Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edie and Gray.
Edie
Hamlet
Edie is a census-designated place located in Lincoln Township, Somerset County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2021, the population was estimated to be 62.
Gray
Hamlet
Gray is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 985, 8.9 miles north of Somerset. Gray has a post office, with ZIP code 15544. Gray is situated 5 miles east of Forbes State Forest.
Rector
Hamlet
Rector is a small unincorporated community in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2000, the population of Rector was 600. Rector is situated 5 miles northwest of Forbes State Forest.
Forbes State Forest
- Type: Forest
- Description: state forest in Pennsylvania, United States
- Category: protected area
- Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.12952° or 40° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-79.18753° or 79° 11′ 15″ westElevation
2,717 feet (828 metres)Open location code
87G24RH6+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 357286008OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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In Other Languages
“Forbes State Forest” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Forbes State Forest”
- Slovenian: “Forbesov državni gozd”
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