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Kentenia State Forest

Coordinates: 36°55′6″N 83°13′20″W / 36.91833°N 83.22222°W / 36.91833; -83.22222
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Kentenia State Forest
Map showing the location of Kentenia State Forest
Map showing the location of Kentenia State Forest
Map showing the location of Kentenia State Forest
Map showing the location of Kentenia State Forest
Nearest cityHarlan, Kentucky
Coordinates36°55′6″N 83°13′20″W / 36.91833°N 83.22222°W / 36.91833; -83.22222
Area4,277 acres (17.3 km²)
Established1919
Governing bodyDepartment of Natural Resources, Division of Forests

Kentenia State Forest is a state forest in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It became Kentucky's first state forest in 1919 when the land was donated to the state by the coal company Kentenia-Cantron. The land is scattered across seven tracts on the south side of Pine Mountain.

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