Moosic Mountains

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The Moosic Mountains are a long, forested ridge in northeastern Pennsylvania known for their high-elevation plateaus, wind farms, and outdoor recreation opportunities.

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Moosic Mountains canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
contains Moosic Mountain Barrens ⓘ
Pitch pine–scrub oak barrens habitat ⓘ
high-elevation wetlands ⓘ
upland forests ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance important habitat for early-successional species ⓘ
supports rare barrens communities ⓘ
ecoregion Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
geology Pennsylvanian-age rocks ⓘ
conglomerate ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
hasCharacteristic forested ridge ⓘ
high-elevation plateau areas ⓘ
wind-exposed summits ⓘ
hasInfrastructure service roads ⓘ
transmission lines ⓘ
wind turbines ⓘ
hasLandUse commercial wind energy production ⓘ
conservation areas ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
recreation areas ⓘ
highestPointElevation approximately 2,300 feet ⓘ
knownFor hiking ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
scenic vistas ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
wind farms ⓘ
locatedIn Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Lackawanna County

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Luzerne County

Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wayne County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
near Moosic, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Scranton, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Pocono Plateau region ⓘ
linked to: Pocono Plateau
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
snowmobiling ⓘ
vegetationType northern hardwood forest ⓘ
oak–hickory forest ⓘ
pitch pine–scrub oak barrens ⓘ

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Northeastern Pennsylvania → contains → Moosic Mountains ⓘ