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Access to the area is gained from the Stony Creek Campground on the east, near the junction of US 52 and State Route 717. State Route 717, part of the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway, passes through the area along the east fork of Stony Creek. [2] [1] The Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway can be accessed at either exit 47 or exit 52 from ...
A conifer/northern hardwood forest, above 4400 feet on Third Peak, contains American beech, yellow birch, sugar maple, mountain maple, striped maple and red spruce. The timber is mostly 21–100 years old since much of the area was cut and burned in the early part of the 20th century, however some old growth forest remains.
Boundary of the Wilson Mountain wildland of the Jefferson National Forest as identified by the Wilderness Society. [1]The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia about 10 miles northeast of Buchanan, Virginia, between the James River on the west, SR 780 on the northeast, and North Creek Road (FS 59) on the south.
Little Walker Mountain, a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The Wilderness Society has designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure".
Located in the San Gabriel Mountains at the edge of the Los Angeles metro area, this national forest includes five wilderness areas. Much of the forest is dense chaparral. Elevations in the forest range from 1,200 feet (370 m) to 10,064 feet (3,068 m) at the summit of Mount San Antonio. [10] Angelina: Texas
The area is located in the Cumberland Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, about 6.8 miles south of Big Stone Gap, Virginia and 20 miles north of Kingsport, Tennessee. [2] It is southeast of US 23. [1] There are no maintained trails in the area, however there are several roads, closed to motor vehicles, that are popular with horseback riders. [3]
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A Natural History of the Central Appalachians, 2013, West Virginia University Press, West Virginia, ISBN 978-1933202-68-6. Davis, Donald Edward, Where There Are Mountains, An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians, 2000, University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia. ISBN 0-8203-2125-7.