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Middle Prong Wilderness
Wilderness Area
in
Pisgah NF
,
Blue Ridge
,
Appalachian Mountains
near
Waynesville
,
NC
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Middle Prong Wilderness was designated in 1984 and it covers 7,900 acres (32 km2) within the Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County, Western North Carolina. The Wilderness Area spans steep, rugged high-elevation ridges ranging from 3,200 to over 6,400 feet, and borders Shining Rock Wilderness to the northeast. The area gets its name from the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River finding whose headwaters are located in the area.
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Nearby Wilderness Areas
1
Shining Rock Wilderness
Wilderness Area
in
Pisgah NF
,
Blue Ridge
,
Pisgah National Game Refuge
,
Appalachian Mountains
in
NC
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Trails
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Plants
Caribbean Holly
Ilex macfadyenii (species)
2
Observations
Dogtooth Violet
Erythronium americanum (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium (species),
“Milfoil”, “Yarrow”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis (species),
“Canadian Hemlock”, “Tsuga Americana”, “Canada Hemlock”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Dark-Eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis (species)
82
Observations
JAN - DEC
Black-Throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens (species)
80
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus (species),
“Rufous-Sided Towhee”
69
Observations
JAN - DEC
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa (species)
68
Observations
JAN - DEC
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis (species)
63
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Region
49
Protected Area
33
Wilderness Area
1
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Middle Prong Wilderness
Middle Prong Wilderness
Middle Prong Wilderness
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