The hardwood stand is in a 33 m tall, second growth uneven-aged, multi-species deciduous forest (with oldest individuals exceed 180 years). The tower facility is in an area known as Meadow Flats, which describes the topography to about 500 m in all directions. About 1.1 km west-north-west from the tower facility, the slopes of the Bald-mountains (peak=232 m) begin. Similarly, Blackwood Mountain begins its rise (peak=226 m) about 1.7 km north-west of the tower. The slopes of these hills are less than 15% and their influence on the air flow close to the tower can be neglected.