Ed> Thanks. That nails it down as to locationand access pretty well. That Wiki description is actually pretty good. Until I looked at some topo maps I had no idea that those two stands were on the same mountain. TS
On Jan 4, 11:41 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > Turner, > > There is some additional information available on the web about the area. > > Section from map: > http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/wilderness_areas/ottercreek_map.pdf > > I believe from your description this is the area you were talking about. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavers_Mountain > Shavers Mountain, is a high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny > Mountains of eastern West Virginia. It is about 35 miles (56 km) long, north > to south, and several of its peaks exceed 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in elevation. > Shavers Mountain is notable for being “bookended”, at its northern and > southern ends, by two exceptional natural areas: the Otter Creek Wilderness > and the Gaudineer Scenic Area, respectively, both of which preserve small > stands of old growth forest on the mountain. > > Most of Shavers Mountain lies within the Monongahela National Forest. The > Shavers Mountain Spruce-Hemlock Stand is a 68-acre (28 ha) virgin red > spruce-hemlock stand, partly within the Otter Creek Wilderness. (The Otter > Creek Wilderness lies in a bowl formed by Shavers Mountain and McGowan > Mountain.) The Gaudineer Scenic Area, encompassing 140 acres (57 ha) around > Gaudineer Knob, includes about 50 acres (20 ha) of virgin red spruce forest. > > Ed Frank > > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. > It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: turner > To: ENTSTrees > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:29 PM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Shavers Mountain Old Growth Stand > > Bob, ENTS. > I apologize for not making myself clear. I visited the Shavers > Mountain stand and not the Gaudineer stand. However, both are on > Shavers Mountain but far apart. > Shavers Mountain extends about thirty miles from the Dry Fork River > east of Parsons, West Virginia southward to where US 250 crosses the > mountain near Cheat Bridge. South of here the mountain kind of morphs > into the Back Allegheny Mountain. > The Shavers Mountain Spruce/Hemlock stand is on the north end of the > mountain. > The stand at The Gaudineer Scenic Area is on the south end of the > mountain about 30 Raven miles or 45 car miles away. > For any potential visitor it makes a big difference. The Shavers > Mountain stand requires at least a three+ mile hike with elevation > gain while the Gaudineer stand requires about a 200 foot slightly > downhill stroll. > I forgot to mention that the Shavers mountain stand is at 3,600 – > 3,700 feet elevation with a slight west aspect. The Gaudineer stand > is at 3,800 – 4,000 feet elevation with a steeper east aspect. It > appears to me that the Gaudineer stand occupies a moister site. > Shavers Mountain forms the eastern boundary of the Otter Creek > Wilderness for about ten miles. It appears that at least part of the > stand is not in the wilderness boundary but it is completely on USFS > land. > Turner Sharp > > On Jan 2, 4:37 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > Turner, > > > Thanks for checking out the Gaudineer Scenic Area. I have read > accounts of it before, but none anywhere near as good as yours. > > > Bob > > > -- > > > > shaversmnt.JPG > 107KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
