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Laurel Fork North Wilderness

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- location
  
south of Wymer

- location
  
east of Glady

Address
  
Harman, WV 26270, USA

- elevation
  
3,763 ft (1,147.0 m)

- elevation
  
2,897 ft (883.0 m)

Area
  
24.5 km²

Laurel Fork North Wilderness

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Laurel Fork North Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Greenbrier Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The Wilderness protects high-elevation lands along Laurel Fork (Cheat River) and is bordered by Middle Mountain to the west. It is a companion to Laurel Fork South Wilderness, the two being split by Randolph County Route 40. Laurel Fork North contains 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of hiking trails.

HistoryEdit

The land that now comprises Laurel Fork North Wilderness was once private forestland owned by the Laurel River Lumber Company. The area was first logged by floating the logs down the Laurel Fork, and later by railroad. By 1921, the virgin forestland was fully logged. The U.S. Forest Service acquired the area soon thereafter, adding it to Monongahela National Forest.

Laurel Fork South and Laurel Fork North Wildernesses were designated in 1983 by the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, Land Designations law.

References

Laurel Fork North Wilderness Wikipedia


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