Dugger Mountain Wilderness
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| Dugger Mountain Wilderness | |
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| IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) | |
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| Location: | Alabama, USA |
| Nearest city: | Piedmont, AL |
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| Area: | 9,200 acres (37 km²) |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Governing body: | U.S. Forest Service |
Dugger Mountain Wilderness is Alabama's third and newest wilderness area. Dedicated April 2000, Dugger Mountain Wilderness covers 9,220 acres (37 km²) of Talladega National Forest in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Dugger Mountain, the second highest peak in Alabama with an elevation of 2,140 feet (650 m), is located between Anniston and Piedmont.
The Wilderness encompasses some of the most rugged mountainous terrain in Alabama, as well as numerous endangered and threatened plant communities. It is one of the last intact roadless areas in Alabama's National Forests, due in large part to the fact most of the mountain's 16,000 acres (65 km²) have been too steep for timber harvesting.
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