Brush Mountain East Wilderness
2009 establishments in VirginiaGeorge Washington and Jefferson National ForestsIUCN Category IbProtected areas established in 2009Protected areas of Craig County, Virginia ... and 1 more
Wilderness areas of Virginia
Brush Mountain East Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It was designated as wilderness area in 2009 by Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The wilderness is adjacent to Brush Mountain Wilderness.Traversed by the Appalachian Trail, the wilderness is rugged and steep with contrasting habitats containing dry table mountain pine on the southwest ridges and sugar maples, white oaks, and hemlock in wetter drainages. Small tracts of old-growth forest support bird species dependent on mature, deciduous forests for breeding.The area is part of the Craig Creek Cluster.
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N 37.327 ° | E -80.322 ° |