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{{Geobox|Protected Area
{{Short description|Protected area in West Virginia, USA}}
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| photo_caption = [[Cheat River]] with Snake Hill WMA on the right hillside.
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The '''Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area''' is located on {{convert|3092|acre}}<ref name=WVDNRWMAs /> along the [[Cheat River]] canyon in [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]] and [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]] Counties, [[West Virginia]]. The [[Protected area|wildlife management area]] is largely lies directly south of [[Coopers Rock State Forest]], protecting the southern side of the Cheat canyon.
The '''Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area''' is a hill area covering {{convert|3092|acre}}<ref name=WVDNRWMAs /> along the [[Cheat River|Cheat canyon]] (78.3-mile-long) in [[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]] and [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston]] Counties, [[West Virginia]]. The [[Protected area|wildlife management area]] mostly lies directly south of [[Coopers Rock State Forest]], protecting the southern side of [[Cheat Canyon]]. The canyon has been the object of controversy as environmental activists contended with timber and development interests over the years of its preservation status.


==See also==
{{stack|}}
*[[Animal conservation]]
*[[Hunting]]
*[[Sport fishing|Fishing]]
*[[List of West Virginia wildlife management areas]]


==References==
==References==
{{refs}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D1WMAareas.shtm West Virginia DNR District 1 Wildlife Management Areas]
*[http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D1WMAareas.shtm West Virginia DNR District 1 Wildlife Management Areas]


{{Protected areas of West Virginia}}

[[Category:Wildlife management areas of West Virginia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Monongalia County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:IUCN Category V]]


{{Protected Areas of West Virginia}}
{{MonongaliaWV-geo-stub}}


{{MonongaliaCountyWV-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Wildlife Management Areas of West Virginia]]
[[Category:Monongalia County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Preston County, West Virginia]]

Latest revision as of 14:56, 18 March 2022

Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Cheat River with Snake Hill WMA on the right hillside.
Map showing the location of Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area
Location of Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
LocationWest Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°37′45″N 79°46′36″W / 39.62917°N 79.77667°W / 39.62917; -79.77667
Area3,092 acres (12.51 km2)[2]
Elevation1,634 ft (498 m)
WebsiteWVDNR District 1 Wildlife Management Areas

The Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area is a hill area covering 3,092 acres (1,251 ha)[2] along the Cheat canyon (78.3-mile-long) in Monongalia and Preston Counties, West Virginia. The wildlife management area mostly lies directly south of Coopers Rock State Forest, protecting the southern side of Cheat Canyon. The canyon has been the object of controversy as environmental activists contended with timber and development interests over the years of its preservation status.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b WVDNR District 1 Wildlife Management Areas, Accessed March 31, 2008
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