Dolly Sods Wilderness

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plateau protected area wilderness area

Dolly Sods Wilderness is a high-elevation, rocky plateau in West Virginia known for its unique, tundra-like landscapes, sweeping vistas, and diverse plant communities uncommon in the surrounding region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dolly Sods Wilderness canonical 4
Dolly Sods 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plateau ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
adjacentTo Canaan Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canaan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roaring Plains West Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateType cool, moist climate ⓘ
contains Bear Rocks area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Breathed Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
Red Creek Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rocky Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designatedUnder Wilderness Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
designation U.S. Wilderness Area ⓘ
elevation approximately 1200 meters ⓘ
approximately 4000 feet ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestPoint Breathed Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor bogs and wetlands ⓘ
diverse plant communities ⓘ
extensive heath barrens ⓘ
fall foliage ⓘ
northern boreal flora ⓘ
rock outcrops ⓘ
scenic hiking trails ⓘ
sweeping vistas ⓘ
wind-swept red spruce ⓘ
landscapeType high-elevation plateau ⓘ
rocky plateau ⓘ
tundra-like landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Allegheny Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grant County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature exposed sandstone outcrops ⓘ
peaty soils ⓘ
stunted, wind-flagged trees ⓘ
partOf Monongahela National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
recreation backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
region Allegheny Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
vegetationType grass balds ⓘ
heath shrubland ⓘ
red spruce forest ⓘ
sphagnum bogs ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Monongahela National Forest → contains → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
Petersburg, West Virginia → isGatewayTo → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
Petersburg, West Virginia → nearbyAttraction → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
North Fork Mountain → viewOf → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dolly Sods
Elkins, West Virginia → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ