MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST

The 'Monongahela National Forest' (MNF) is a national forest located in eastern West Virginia, within the portion of the Allegheny Mountains that includes the Allegheny Front and the western portion of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. It includes most of the highest elevations in the state, including Spruce Knob (elevation 4,863 feet), the highest point in West Virginia, along with several wilderness and special-use areas.
The Monongahela National Forest is administered from the main headquarters in Elkins, West Virginia and six ranger districts.
One of the most beautiful views within Monongahela National Forest (and in all of West Virginia) is looking up at the incredible rock structures on top of North Fork Mountain. The most spectacular cliffs are located just south of Cabins, WV (a couple hundred yards south of Smoke Hole Road) and are called "Shelby's Cliffs" by locals.

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Ranger Districts

Other areas of interest within the MNF

External links

Ranger Districts

★ Cheat Ranger District, headquarters Parsons, West Virginia

★ Gauley Ranger District, headquarters Richwood, West Virginia

★ Greenbrier Ranger District, headquarters, Bartow, West Virginia

★ Marlinton Ranger District, headquarters Marlinton, West Virginia

★ Potomac Ranger District, headquarters Petersburg, West Virginia

★ White Sulphur Springs District, headquarters White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
==U.S. Wilderness Areas within the MNF==

★ Dolly Sods Wilderness

★ Otter Creek Wilderness

★ Laurel Fork North Wilderness

★ Laurel Fork South Wilderness

★ Cranberry Wilderness
==Registered National Natural Landmarks within the MNF==

★ Big Run Bog

★ Blister Run Swamp

★ Canaan Valley

★ Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

★ Fisher Spring Run Bog

★ Gaudineer Scenic Area

★ Germany Valley Karst Area

★ Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand

★ Sinnett-Thorn Mountain Cave System

★ Swago Karst Area
==Stands of old growth forest within the MNF==

★ Fanny Bennett Hemlock Grove, ''a 70 acre eastern hemlock stand''

★ Gaudineer Scenic Area, ''50 acres of virgin red spruce forest''

★ North Fork Mountain Red Pine Botanical Area, ''10 acres of red pine old growth forest''

★ North Spruce Mountain Old Growth Site, ''about 17 acres''

★ Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand, ''a 68 acre red spruce-hemlock stand, partly in the Otter Creek Wilderness''

★ Virgin White Pine Botanical Area, ''a 13 acre white pine stand''

Other areas of interest within the MNF

★ Flatrock-Roaring Plains

★ Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

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★ Spruce Knob

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★ Seneca Rocks

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★ River Knobs

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★ Spruce Knob Lake

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★ Sites Homestead

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★ Smoke Hole Canyon

★ Lake Sherwood

★ Summit Lake

★ Falls of Hills Creek

★ Highland Scenic Highway

★ Williams River

★ Stuart Memorial Drive

External links

★ MNF Webpage on the USDA Forest Service Website

★ Recreation.Gov Page

★ The Sierra Club's Lands At Risk Page