Mt.+Gilead+State+Park

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=Mt. Gilead State Park= 4119 OH-95 Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338 Mt. Gilead State Park website Mt. Gilead State Park map Mt. Gilead State Park trail map

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Mt. Gilead SP
Coordinates: 40.5503959, -82.810607 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Mt. Gilead State Park
The wealth of natural wonders found at Mt Gilead State Park can be traced back to the Ice Age--a time when two-thirds of Ohio was frozen land covered with glacial ice, nearly a mile thick in places. During this age, many changes occurred in the Ohio landscape: the stream systems were altered, topography changed and the Great Lakes were formed. The glaciers left Ohio a legacy of valuable natural resources.

In the vicinity of Mt. Gilead, three end moraines (linear ridges of glacial sediment deposited along the ice edge) converged and account for the rolling terrain seen today. A beautiful stand of second growth beech-maple forest exists at Mt. Gilead.

The mature woodlands provide a glimpse of what Ohio was to the early settlers. Wildflowers such as wild geranium, hepatica, trillium and bloodroot, carpet the spring forest floor. The leafy canopy is occupied by the woodthrush, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina wren, and other songbirds. Skunks, raccoons, white-tailed deer, and a variety of other mammals make this park their home. From Mt. Gilead State Park website



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