Kalmiopsis Wilderness

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Kalmiopsis Wilderness is a rugged, botanically rich protected area in southwestern Oregon known for its rare plant species, serpentine geology, and remote, wild landscapes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kalmiopsis Wilderness canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
access hiking trails only ⓘ
area approximately 179,755 acres ⓘ
approximately 727 square kilometers ⓘ
bicycleUse prohibited ⓘ
containsRiver Chetco River ⓘ
Illinois River tributaries ⓘ
North Fork Smith River ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designation U.S. Wilderness Area ⓘ
ecosystemType chaparral ⓘ
mixed conifer forest ⓘ
serpentine barrens ⓘ
established 1964 ⓘ
establishedBy Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
fireHistory site of large wildfires in early 2000s ⓘ
flora Darlingtonia californica ⓘ
linked to: Darlingtonia

Jeffrey pine ⓘ
Kalmiopsis leachiana ⓘ
Port Orford cedar ⓘ
geologicalFeature serpentinized peridotite ⓘ
ultramafic rocks ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
habitatFor endemic plant species ⓘ
rare serpentine-adapted flora ⓘ
hasEponym Kalmiopsis leachiana ⓘ
highestPoint Bald Mountain (Kalmiopsis Wilderness) ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor botanical diversity ⓘ
rare plant species ⓘ
remote landscapes ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
serpentine geology ⓘ
locatedIn Oregon ⓘ
southwestern Oregon ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Curry County, Oregon ⓘ
Josephine County, Oregon ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Klamath Mountains ⓘ
managingAgency Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest ⓘ
motorizedUse prohibited ⓘ
namedAfter Kalmiopsis leachiana ⓘ
partOf Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion ⓘ
Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest ⓘ
primaryUse backcountry recreation ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
terrainFeature rugged ridges ⓘ
steep canyons ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest → contains → Kalmiopsis Wilderness ⓘ
Illinois Valley → hasProtectedAreaNearby → Kalmiopsis Wilderness ⓘ
Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion → contains → Kalmiopsis Wilderness ⓘ