Great Gulf Wilderness
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Great Gulf Wilderness is a rugged, federally designated wilderness area in New Hampshire’s White Mountains known for its steep glacial cirque, challenging trails, and remote backcountry terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Gulf Wilderness canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federally designated wilderness
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Route 16 trailheads ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mount Washington
ⓘ
Presidential Range ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Presidential Range
|
| conservationStatus | protected under federal wilderness legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | wilderness area under the U.S. Wilderness Act ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
alpine and subalpine zones
ⓘ
boreal forest ⓘ northern hardwood forest ⓘ |
| hasHydrologyFeature |
West Branch of the Peabody River
ⓘ
tributary streams and waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Buttress Trail
ⓘ
Great Gulf Trail ⓘ Great Gulf Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Madison Gulf Trail
Osgood Trail ⓘ Six Husbands Trail ⓘ Sphinx Trail ⓘ Wamsutta Trail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backcountry camping
ⓘ
challenging hiking trails ⓘ scenic mountain views ⓘ steep ascents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coos County, New Hampshire
ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ White Mountain National Forest ⓘ White Mountains ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
White Mountain National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
White Mountain National Forest administration
|
| partOf | National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
conservation of natural conditions
ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ hiking ⓘ snowshoeing ⓘ wilderness camping ⓘ |
| regulation |
group size limits for overnight use
ⓘ
mechanized transport restricted ⓘ motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
glacial cirque
ⓘ
remote backcountry ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep-walled valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.