Delirium Wilderness

{{Short description|Protected area in Michigan, US}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Delirium Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

| iucn_ref = [https://www.protectedplanet.net/4444325 Protected Planet Website]- Retrieved April 11, 2023

| map = Michigan#USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in Michigan##Location in United States

| location = Chippewa County, Michigan, United States

| nearest_city = Raco, Michigan

| coordinates = {{coord|46|18|03|N|84|41|58|W|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|11870|acre|km2|1}}

| established = 1987

| visitation_num =

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| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service & Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

}}

Delirium Wilderness is a {{convert|11870|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} wilderness area in Chippewa County, within the Hiawatha National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan.[http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha/recreation/wilderness/delirium/index.php Delirium Wilderness] - Hiawatha National Forest[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=152 Delirium Wilderness] - Wilderness.net

The wilderness is forested and flat-to-rolling, with its lower reaches often characterized as a swamp. Elevations range from 590 to 890 feet (180 to 270 m). Sculpted by glaciers and an ancient glacial lake, it now contains the {{convert|80|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} Sylvester Pond and the {{convert|6|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} Delirium Pond, as well as parts of the headwaters of the Pine and Waiska Rivers.

Vegetation

Delirium Wilderness is thickly forested with swamp conifer, aspen, and white cedar, with stands of red and jack pine growing in its drier areas.

Wildlife

Wildlife predominant in the Delirium Wilderness includes beaver, bobcat, otter, wolf, various species of duck, loon, great blue heron, and sandhill crane. Whitetail deer, black bear, and rabbit are also found in the area.

See also

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