Middle Prong Wilderness

Middle Prong Wilderness, designated in 1984, covers within the Pisgah National Forest in Haywood [County, North Carolina|Haywood County], Western North Carolina. The Wilderness Area spans steep, rugged high-elevation ridges ranging from 3,200 to over 6,400 feet, and the area gets its name from the Middle Prong of the Pigeon River finding whose headwaters are located in the area. North Carolina [Highway 215|NC 215] separates the wilderness from Shining [Rock Wilderness] to the northeast.