Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 19,246 acres of old-growth forest, one of the largest tracts in the Eastern United States. The Babcock Lumber Company logged roughly two-thirds of the Slickrock Creek watershed before the construction of Calderwood Dam in 1922 flooded the company's railroad access and put an end to logging operations in the area.
- Reserve
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,770 feet (1,150 metres)
- Description: wilderness area in the United States
- Also known as“Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest”“Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area”
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Latitude
35.40458° or 35° 24′ 17″ north
Longitude
-83.97611° or 83° 58′ 34″ west
Open location code
867RC23F+RH
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