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Delirium Wilderness

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Nearest city
  
Raco, Michigan

Area
  
48.04 km²

Address
  
Rudyard, MI 49780, USA

Established
  
1987

Delirium Wilderness

Location
  
Governing body
  
U.S. Forest Service & Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

Management
  
United States Forest Service

Delirium Wilderness is a 11,870-acre (48.0 km2) wilderness area in Chippewa County, within the Hiawatha National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Contents

The wilderness is forested, flat, and rolling, often characterized as a swamp, with elevations ranging from 590 to 890 feet (180 to 270 m). Sculpted by glaciers and an ancient glacial lake, it now contains the 80-acre (32 ha) Sylvester Pond and the 6-acre (2 ha) Delirium Pond, as well as the headwaters of the Pine and Waiska Rivers.

Vegetation

Delirium Wilderness is thickly forested with swamp conifer, aspen, and white cedar, with stands of red and jack pine growing in its drier areas.

Wildlife

Wildlife predominant in the Delirium Wilderness includes beaver, bobcat, otter, various species of duck, loon, great blue heron, and sandhill crane. Whitetail deer, black bear, and rabbit are also found in the area.

References

Delirium Wilderness Wikipedia


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