Current context is very good, with no development nearby and only an old logging road for access. Natural red oak orchards surround this community. Liberty Gap Wind Force plans a major wind farm for this ridgetop, which would destroy (remove) this stand.;Mixed conifer deciduous forest with emergent white pine and significant spruce component, which is unusual this far east in the Ridge and Valley. Tuscarora talus boulders abundant on Tuscarora and Juniata bedrock. This stand has the look of a northern mixed conifer stand, with the white pine-spruce-hemlock-red oak and striped maple.
Representativeness
This observation point is based on a walk-through of the stand.