Sipsey Wilderness

The Sipsey Wilderness, part of Bankhead National Forest in northwestern Alabama, is the third largest Wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. The wilderness has an abundance of waterfalls, and the color of the water in the streams is opal blue.

Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Mike Tilley, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sipsey Wilderness

Type: Nature reserve
Description: wilderness area in Alabama, United States
Category: US Wilderness Area
Location: Lawrence, Mountains, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.3353° or 34° 20′ 7″ north

Longitude

-87.4326° or 87° 25′ 57″ west

Elevation

820 feet (250 metres)

Open location code

866J8HP8+4X

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Satellite Map

Discover Sipsey Wilderness from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

“Sipsey Wilderness” goes by many names.

Chinese: “錫普西原野”
Chinese: “錫普西莽原”
Chinese: “锡普西原野”
Chinese: “锡普西莽原”
“ma Sisi pi jan ala”

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