Dolly Sods Wilderness

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf plateau ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
adjacentTo Canaan Mountain ⓘ
Canaan Valley ⓘ
Roaring Plains West Wilderness ⓘ
climateType cool, moist climate ⓘ
contains Bear Rocks area ⓘ
Breathed Mountain ⓘ
Red Creek ⓘ
Red Creek Canyon ⓘ
Rocky Ridge ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designatedUnder Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
designation U.S. Wilderness Area ⓘ
elevation approximately 1200 meters ⓘ
approximately 4000 feet ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
highestPoint Breathed Mountain ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Grant County, West Virginia ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
notableFeature exposed sandstone outcrops ⓘ
peaty soils ⓘ
stunted, wind-flagged trees ⓘ
partOf Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
recreation backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
region Allegheny Front ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
vegetationType grass balds ⓘ
heath shrubland ⓘ
red spruce forest ⓘ
sphagnum bogs ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Dolly Sods Wilderness
Elkins, West Virginia → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
Red Creek → flowsThrough → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
White Grass Ski Touring Center → near → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
Cheat River basin → containsProtectedArea → Dolly Sods Wilderness (edge and headwaters) ⓘ
linked to: Dolly Sods Wilderness
Grant County, West Virginia → hasProtectedArea → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
subject linked to: Grant County
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia → contains → Dolly Sods Wilderness ⓘ
Tucker County → hasMajorAttraction → Dolly Sods Wilderness (nearby, partly accessible from county) ⓘ
linked to: Dolly Sods Wilderness