Cathedral State Park

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Coordinates: 39°19′36″N 79°32′17″W / 39.32667, -79.53806

Cathedral State Park
West Virginia State Park
Cathedral Trail
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston

Elevation	2,579 ft (786.1 m)
Coordinates	39°19′36″N 79°32′17″W / 39.32667, -79.53806

Area	132 acres (53.4 ha) ^[1]

Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Nearest city	Aurora, West Virginia

Location of Cathedral State Park in West Virginia
Website: Cathedral State Park

An Eastern Hemlock in Cathedral State Park

Cathedral State Park is the largest virgin timber tract remaining in West Virginia. Located on 132 acres (53 ha)^[1] about one mile east of the town of Aurora, Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly eastern hemlock.^[2]

The United States National Park Service has designated the park as a National Natural Landmark.^[3]

While the state of West Virginia has protected the trees of Cathedral State Park from the chainsaw, the park is under significant threat from the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has been detected within 20 miles of the park.^[4]

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