This plot is part of a steep side slope draining into the Cheat River. Rock outcroppings and cliffs are a prominant feature of this section of the slope.;Mixed hardwoods with understory dominated by saplings. This drier upper slope is a band of less disturbed soil and vegetation. The hillside at this elevation is primarily a band of rock outcropping/cliffs. This plot, while along the same elevation as the outcroppings, does not have the same prominent rock features as the surrounding areas. Several tip-mounds are in this site.
Representativeness
Representative of the less disturbed upper south slope of the Cheat River Gorge.