Otter Creek Wilderness

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Otter Creek Wilderness is a protected backcountry area in West Virginia known for its rugged terrain, dense forests, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Otter Creek Wilderness canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf backcountry area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessPoint trailheads in Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType Appalachian forest ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasActivity day hiking ⓘ
multi-day backpacking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasFeature extensive trail system ⓘ
mixed hardwood forest ⓘ
remote backcountry ⓘ
stream valleys ⓘ
hasHabitat riparian corridors ⓘ
streamside meadows ⓘ
upland forests ⓘ
hasRegulation mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
hasTerrain rugged terrain ⓘ
hasUse backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hasVegetation dense forests ⓘ
hasWatercourse Dry Fork (Cheat River) ⓘ
linked to: Dry Fork

Otter Creek ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor backpacking opportunities ⓘ
dense forest cover ⓘ
rugged hiking trails ⓘ
scenic streams ⓘ
locatedIn Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
Randolph County, West Virginia ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
managementObjective preservation of natural conditions ⓘ
primitive recreation ⓘ
namedAfter Otter Creek ⓘ
partOf Allegheny Highlands region ⓘ
linked to: Allegany Plateau

National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
protectedFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Monongahela National Forest → contains → Otter Creek Wilderness ⓘ
Elkins, West Virginia → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Otter Creek Wilderness ⓘ
Otter Creek Wilderness (part) → partOf → Otter Creek Wilderness ⓘ
Cheat River basin → containsProtectedArea → Otter Creek Wilderness ⓘ