Dukes Research Natural Area

Dukes Research Natural Area
Map of Michigan
LocationMarquette County, Michigan
Nearest cityChatham
Coordinates46°21′00″N 87°10′00″W / 46.35°N 87.16667°W / 46.35; -87.16667
Area233 acres (0.94 km2)
Designated1974

The Dukes Research Natural Area is a 233-acre (0.94 km2) tract of northern hardwood forest located within the 5,000-acre (20 km2) Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest, a unit of the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The Dukes Research Natural Area was listed in 1974 as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.