Cranberry Wilderness

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cranberry Wilderness canonical 5
Cranberry Wilderness region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 headwaters ⓘ
linked to: Cranberry River

Williams River headwaters ⓘ
extensive trail system ⓘ
high-elevation bogs ⓘ
northern hardwood forests ⓘ
red spruce forests ⓘ
country 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 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 administration ⓘ
United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
nearestCommunity Marlinton, West Virginia ⓘ
Richwood, West Virginia ⓘ
partOf Cranberry River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Cranberry River

Monongahela National Forest backcountry ⓘ
National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
Williams River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Williams River
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
terrainType heavily forested ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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 region ⓘ
linked to: Cranberry Wilderness
West Virginia Route 39 → providesAccessTo → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ
Cranberry River → flowsThrough → Cranberry Wilderness ⓘ