Cranberry Wilderness

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federally designated wilderness protected area wilderness area

Cranberry Wilderness is a remote, rugged federally designated wilderness area in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia, known for its dense forests, high-elevation bogs, and extensive backcountry hiking opportunities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cranberry Wilderness canonical	3
Cranberry Wilderness region	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federally designated wilderness ⓘ protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
accessedFrom	Highland Scenic Highway ⓘ
area	approximately 193.6 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 47,815 acres ⓘ
contains	Cranberry River ⓘ surface form: Cranberry River headwaters Williams River headwaters ⓘ extensive trail system ⓘ high-elevation bogs ⓘ northern hardwood forests ⓘ red spruce forests ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designation	wilderness area ⓘ
designationYear	1983 ⓘ
ecosystemType	central Appalachian highland ecosystem ⓘ
elevationRange	roughly 2,400 to over 4,600 feet above sea level ⓘ
established	1983 ⓘ
governedBy	Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964
hasFeature	remote backcountry campsites ⓘ unblazed or lightly marked trails ⓘ
hasRegulation	mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
hasTrailLength	over 60 miles of trails ⓘ
IUCNCategory	Ib ⓘ
knownFor	dense forests ⓘ extensive backcountry hiking opportunities ⓘ high-elevation bogs ⓘ remote character ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ solitude ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Monongahela National Forest ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
managedBy	Monongahela National Forest ⓘ surface form: Monongahela National Forest administration U.S. Forest Service ⓘ surface form: United States Forest Service
nearestCommunity	Marlinton, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Richwood, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Cranberry River ⓘ surface form: Cranberry River watershed Monongahela National Forest ⓘ surface form: Monongahela National Forest backcountry National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ Williams River ⓘ surface form: Williams River watershed
popularFor	backpacking ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
state	West Virginia ⓘ
terrainType	heavily forested ⓘ mountainous ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pocahontas County → contains → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ

Monongahela National Forest → contains → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ

Marlinton, West Virginia → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area → partOf → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cranberry Wilderness region