Otter Creek Wilderness

Otter Creek Wilderness
Otter Creek Trail (shown near Condon Run trailhead) runs the length of the Wilderness.
Map showing the location of Otter Creek Wilderness
Map showing the location of Otter Creek Wilderness
Location of Otter Creek Wilderness in West Virginia
LocationWest Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°01′58″N 79°39′13″W / 39.03278°N 79.65361°W / 39.03278; -79.65361
Area20,698 acres (83.76 km2)[2]
Established1975[3]
OperatorMonongahela National Forest
WebsiteOtter Creek Wilderness

The Otter Creek Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness area located in the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, USA.[2] The Wilderness sits in a bowl-shaped valley formed by Otter Creek, between McGowan Mountain and Shavers Mountain in Tucker and Randolph Counties.[3] It is crossed by 42 miles (68 km) of hiking trails. Otter Creek Trail is the longest, at 11 miles (18 km).[4]

  1. ^ "Otter Creek Wilderness". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Otter Creek Wilderness". Monongahela National Forest. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Otter Creek Wilderness page, GORP web site, accessed April 15, 2008
  4. ^ Otter Creek page, Wilderness.net web site, accessed April 18, 2007