Shavers Mountain
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Shavers Mountain is a prominent forested ridge in eastern West Virginia that forms part of the Allegheny Mountain range and is known for its high elevations and remote wilderness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shavers Mountain canonical | 1 |
| Shavers Mountain Spruce Knob area (local high points) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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landform ⓘ mountain ridge ⓘ |
| access | limited by rough forest roads and trails ⓘ |
| contains |
Monongahela National Forest lands
ⓘ
Shavers Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shavers Mountain Spruce Knob area (local high points)
remote plateaus ⓘ steep western escarpment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Cheat River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheat River watershed
Tygart Valley River watershed ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Appalachian Highlands division
ⓘ
surface form:
central Appalachian highlands
|
| forms | eastern wall of the Tygart Valley River ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Allegheny Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Allegheny Front region
|
| geology | sandstone and shale typical of Allegheny Plateau and Ridge ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | habitat for Appalachian flora and fauna ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forested
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high elevation ⓘ remote ⓘ rugged ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool, moist highland climate ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | primarily conservation and recreation ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | over 4,000 feet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backcountry recreation
ⓘ
dense spruce and hardwood forests ⓘ wilderness character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Randolph County, West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ eastern West Virginia ⓘ |
| near |
Back Allegheny Mountain
ⓘ
Cheat Mountain ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allegheny Mountains
ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Monongahela National Forest region
|
| range |
Allegheny Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Allegheny Mountain range
|
| separatedBy | Shavers Fork ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Back Allegheny Mountain ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
mixed mesophytic forest
ⓘ
red spruce–northern hardwood forest at higher elevations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shavers Mountain Spruce Knob area (local high points)