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The community is centered at the intersection of Virginia primary 20 and Virginia primary 3. [1] The name likely comes from the nearby thick forest known as The Wilderness Forest, where a Civil War battle nearby known as the Battle of the Wilderness occurred. Locust Grove is the official mailing address for Wilderness.
Its eastern border is less definite, causing estimates of the size of the Wilderness to vary. While the maximum area for the Wilderness is 132 square miles (340 km 2) to 156 square miles (400 km 2), historians discussing the battles fought there typically use 70 square miles (180 km 2). [1] [2]
The wilderness is located a few miles north of the continental divide. The rock strata forming the wilderness are tilted upward to the north. To the south are Mississippian layers, formed between 320 and 360 million years ago. On the upper reaches of the mountain is tough Devonian sandstone, formed between 360 and 408 million years ago. It caps ...
The cluster extends along Walker Mountain from its southern end near Rural Retreat, Virginia to its northern end near Pulaski, Virginia. Recent maps identify the mountain as “Walker Mountain”, but it is often referred to by the name “Big Walker Mountain”. Route 52 crosses Walker Mountain passing by Big Walker Lookout at the crest.
The wilderness area is located next to the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Parkway's northern terminus and consists of 9,826 acres (39.76 km 2). Saint Mary's Wilderness is the largest Virginia Wilderness on national forest land. [2] Saint Mary's Wilderness ranges in elevation from about 1,780 feet (543 m) to 3,640 feet (1,109 m).
Three Ridges Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Glenwood/Pedlar Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The wilderness area is located just east of the Blue Ridge Parkway between the Tye River and Wintergreen Ski Resort. It is separated from the boundary of the Priest Wilderness by Virginia State Route 56.
Laurel Fork (conservation area), 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”.