Originally, the ridge bordering Lake Erie sloped gently into the lake. However, erosion of the shoreline has caused the lake-land interface to move southeastward so that today there is a steep bluff adjacent to the lake. Continued erosion of this bluff is a primary environmental problem in the area. Local relief in the Section is less than 100 feet and generally half that. Elevation is 570 feet at Lake Erie and rises southward to a high of 1,000 feet.
Drainage pattern is parallel and streams are oriented normal to the Lake Erie shoreline.
As can be seen on the Map , the length of the Section can be seen very well along the Penn-sylvania parts of US Route 20, Interstate 90 west of Erie, and Pennsylvania Route 5. There are no State Forest Natural Areas or Picnic Areas in the Section.