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The Wilderness is located south of the Rapidan River and along the Rappahannock River for 14 miles, and then about 8 or 10 miles to the south. [1] Its southern border is Spotsylvania Court House, and the western border is usually considered the Rapidan River tributary Mine Run.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Pages in category "Wilderness areas of Virginia" The following 21 ...
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 ...
Boundary of the Brushy Mountain wildland as identified by the Wilderness Society. The boundary of the wildland as determined by the Wilderness Society is shown in the adjacent map. [1] Additional roads and trails in the vicinity are given on National Geographic Maps 787 (Blacksburg, New River Valley, Trails Illustrated Hiking Maps, 787). [3]
The Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness is an area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain its present, natural condition. As part of the wilderness system, it helps to preserve a variety of natural life forms and contributes to a diversity of plant and animal gene pools. Over half of the ecosystems in the United States exist ...
Garden Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It is a small wilderness area in western Virginia, consisting of an area of 3,331 acres (13.48 km 2 ) and bordering the Beartown and Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness . [ 2 ]
The Raccoon Branch Wilderness is an area in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain its present, natural condition. As part of the wilderness system, it is intended to preserve a variety of natural life forms and contribute to a diversity of plant and animal gene pools.
The Virginia Highlands Horse Trail borders the wilderness on the southern side. [3] The Virginia Highlands Extension extends from the Horse Trail for four miles to a ridgetop. [6] The Ridge Top Area Bushwhack is a 4-mile hike beginning at the junction of Little Dry Run Trail and the Virginia Highlands Trail. [6]