Hercules-Glades Wilderness

Hercules-Glades Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Hercules Glades Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib



caption =
locator_x = 160
locator_y = 100
location = Missouri, USA
nearest_city = Forsyth, Missouri or Taneyville, Missouri
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 40
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 92
long_minutes = 56
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = convert|12314|acre|km2|0
established = 1976
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service
The Hercules Glades Wilderness is a convert|12314|acre|km2|0|sing=on wilderness area in the U.S. state of Missouri. The United States Congress designated it a wilderness in 1976 making it the oldest wilderness area in Missouri. It is located within the Ava-Cassville-Willow Springs ranger district of the Mark Twain National Forest, about convert|10|mi|km|0 northeast of Branson, Missouri. Often considered to hold some of the most scenic country in the midwest, Hercules Glades Wilderness derives its name from the open limestone glades (balds) that dot its landscape. The high points of Coy Bald and Pilot Knob stand 600 feet above Long Creek and offer splendid views of the drainage. Long creek also offers views at small waterfalls and cascades along its path. A mix of typical oak/hickory forests interspersed with open post oak savannahs and rocky, desert-like glades are home to many species of plants and wildlife. This includes some species that are often considered to be southwestern species. prickly pear cacti, roadrunner, scorpions, collared lizard, pygmy rattlesnakes, and even tarantulas call Hercules Glades Wilderness home, not to mention other wildlife more common in Missouri like the white-tailed deer and wild turkey. Hercules Glades Wilderness is also home to many species of plants that are Ozark endemics. Some of these plants are Bush's skullcap (Scutellaria bushii), Ozark corn salad (Valerianella ozarkana), purple penstemon (Penstemon cobaea var. purpureus), and Trelease's larkspur (Delphinium treleasei). Depending on past land-use histories (fire, grazing, and logging primarily) some places within Hercules Glades Wilderness exhibit floral diversities that rival most other areas in Missouri.

Hercules Glades boasts a well kept convert|42|mi|km|0 trail system that is popular for foot travel and horseback riding, and there are camping facilities available, with three main trailheads.

See also

*Bell Mountain Wilderness
*Devils Backbone Wilderness
*Irish Wilderness
*Paddy Creek Wilderness
*Piney Creek Wilderness
*Rockpile Mountain Wilderness

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