Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness

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Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its rugged forested terrain, deep river gorge, and scenic waterfalls.

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Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federally designated wilderness ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessPolicy mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
established 1987 ⓘ
establishedBy Michigan Wilderness Act of 1987 ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
hasArea about 14,729 acres ⓘ
about 59.6 square kilometers ⓘ
hasEcosystemType boreal forest elements ⓘ
northern hardwood forest ⓘ
hasFauna beaver ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
brook trout ⓘ
moose ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
hasFeature deep river gorge ⓘ
forested landscape ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
scenic waterfalls ⓘ
hasFlora hemlock ⓘ
sugar maple ⓘ
white pine ⓘ
yellow birch ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation about 1,300 feet ⓘ
hasIUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
hasLowestPointElevation about 900 feet ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity backpacking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasTrail Sturgeon Falls trail ⓘ
hasWatercourse Sturgeon River ⓘ
hasWaterfall Sturgeon Falls ⓘ
legalStatus congressionally designated wilderness area ⓘ
locatedIn Baraga County, Michigan ⓘ
Houghton County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
managedBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
namedAfter Sturgeon River ⓘ
nearestCity Baraga, Michigan ⓘ
L'Anse, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: L’Anse, Michigan
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
Ottawa National Forest ⓘ

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Baraga County, Michigan → contains → Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness ⓘ
Ottawa National Forest → hasPart → Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness ⓘ