Large N - S running ridgeline. To the N is the Otter Creek Wilderness, to the S is Alpena Gap. Most of the ridge is dominated by Red Oak - Black Cherry.;High elevation forest growing on a SW facing shoulder slope. The forest is dominated by Tsuga canadensis and Picea rubens. The Shavers Mtn. trail is located at the top of the plot.
Representativeness
Small patch of conifer forest dominated by Hemlock. Plot was placed to sample high wind resource polygon located on Shavers Mtn.