Pemigewasset Wilderness
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Pemigewasset Wilderness is a large, roadless backcountry area in New Hampshire’s White Mountains known for its rugged peaks, extensive hiking trails, and remote, protected forest landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pemigewasset Wilderness canonical | 5 |
| Pemigewasset Wilderness (nearby boundary) | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protected area
ⓘ
roadless area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Kancamagus Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Hancock trailhead on the Kancamagus Highway
Lincoln Woods Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln Woods trailhead
Zealand trailhead ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 182 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 45,000 acres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bonds Range
ⓘ
Franconia Range ⓘ
surface form:
Franconia Ridge
Kinsman Range ⓘ
surface form:
Hancock Range
Kinsman Ridge (indirectly to the west across Franconia Notch) ⓘ Osceola Range ⓘ Twin Range ⓘ |
| conservationPurpose |
preservation of roadless backcountry
ⓘ
protection of watershed values ⓘ protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| contains |
Bondcliff Trail
ⓘ
East Branch Pemigewasset River headwaters ⓘ Franconia Brook ⓘ Franconia Brook Trail ⓘ Lincoln Woods Trail ⓘ Thoreau Falls Trail ⓘ Twinway ⓘ Wilderness Trail ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Carroll County
ⓘ
Grafton County ⓘ |
| designation | wilderness area ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| expandedInYear |
1984
ⓘ
1988 ⓘ |
| feature |
backcountry campsites
ⓘ
extensive hiking trail network ⓘ remote forested valleys ⓘ roadless interior ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| highestPoint | Bondcliff vicinity on Mount Bond ridge ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| legalRestriction |
commercial logging prohibited
ⓘ
mechanized equipment (including bicycles) prohibited ⓘ motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Hampshire
ⓘ
White Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | White Mountain National Forest ⓘ |
| managingAgency | White Mountain National Forest ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pemigewasset River ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Lincoln, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| partOf | National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
backcountry camping
ⓘ
backcountry skiing ⓘ backpacking ⓘ hiking ⓘ snowshoeing ⓘ |
| state | New Hampshire ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pemigewasset Wilderness (nearby boundary)