Pocono Plateau, Big Pine Hill in Lackawanna State Forest

Scattered gnarled trees with green scrubby vegetation underneath, in a flat landscape with mountains in the distance.

Taken on Jun. 18, 2011

This view from Big Pine Hill in Lackawanna State Forest shows how this high-elevation region is quite flat. Although most of the region (visible in the distance) is forested, the foreground shows till barrens, a savannah-like landscape maintained by fire. Crop of a wide-angle photo © Chris M Morris.

Ecoregion

North America
Northern Forests
Atlantic Highlands
North Central Appalachians
Pocono High Plateau

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