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Sipsey Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Sipsey River
Map showing the location of Sipsey Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sipsey Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sipsey Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sipsey Wilderness
LocationLawrence / Winston counties, Alabama, United States
Nearest cityHaleyville, Alabama
Coordinates34°19′30″N 87°27′05″W / 34.32508°N 87.45139°W / 34.32508; -87.45139
Area24,922 acres (100.86 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 3, 1975 (1975-01-03)[1]
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Sipsey Wilderness lies within Bankhead National Forest around the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River in northwestern Alabama, United States. Designated in 1975 and expanded in 1988, 24,922-acre (10,086 ha) Sipsey is the largest and most frequently visited Wilderness area in Alabama and contains dozens of waterfalls. It was also the first designated wilderness area east of the Mississippi River.[2]

West Bee Falls

The wilderness consists of the low plateau of Brindlee Mountain which is dissected into a rough landscape by several creeks and rivers. Due to the layers of limestone and sandstone that make up the area, waterfalls are very common in the wilderness.[3] This feature has earned the wilderness the nickname "Land of 1000 Waterfalls."

The wilderness is in the Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion. Much of the wilderness was once logged, but new growth forests have now taken hold in the logged areas. Some old-growth forests can also be found in the wilderness. The most significant are about 260 acres (110 ha) along Bee Branch Gorge and Buck Rough Canyon, which include old Eastern Hemlock, American Beech, Sweet Birch, White Oak, and Tulip Poplar.[4]

The Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club[5] promotes hiking in the Sipsey Wilderness.

  1. ^ "Sipsey Wilderness. Applicable Wilderness Law(s)". Wilderness Connect. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ Lister, Priscilla (June 30, 2006). "Amazing Alabama: Waterfalls, wildflowers and fantastic food beckon". Copley News Service.
  3. ^ Manasco, Jim. Walking Sipsey.
  4. ^ Mary Byrd Davis (23 January 2008). "Old Growth in the East: A Survey. Alabama" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club homepage".

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