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Sods
Sods is a term used in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia for a mountain top meadow or bog, in an area that is otherwise generally forested. The term is similar (perhaps identical) to that of a "Appalachian balds|bald", a more widespread designation applied throughout the central and southern Appalachia|Appalachian region.
The best known example of a sods is Dolly Sods, a federally-designated National Wilderness Preservation System|wilderness area in Tucker County, West Virginia and popular destination for recreationalists. Other examples include North Fork Mountain|Nelson Sods (Pendleton County, West Virginia|Pendleton County) and Baker Sods (Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County).
Category:Community ecology
Category:Appalachian Mountains
Category:Forestry
Category:Natural history of West Virginia
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Category:Randolph County, West Virginia
Category:Pendleton County, West Virginia
Category:Tucker County, West Virginia
Category:Allegheny Mountains
Category:Monongahela National Forest
Category:Bogs of West Virginia
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