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Garden Mountain Wilderness

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Surrounding the headwaters of Lick Creek, the wilderness has elevations ranging from 2500 feet at Lick Creek to 4080 feet at the crest of Garden Mountain. The area, lying within the Ridge and Valley Section of the central Appalachians, is marked by ridges tending northeast/southwest containing
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are found on ridgetops and exposed south and east slopes. A large part of the trees in the area are less than 100 years old because of logging and burning in the late 1800s and early 1900s, however there are about 840 acres of possible old growth trees. The area contains a pure stand of the unique
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There are two trails in the area, the Appalachian Trail and the Lick Creek Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches for 4.9 miles from the northern trailhead on Va 623 to the southern trailhead at Walker Gap. The Lick Creek Trail, 3.7 miles long, follows a grade along Lick Creek from the trailhead on
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There are some regulations to maintain the integrity of the area. For example, motorized equipment, motor vehicles and mountain bikes are prohibited, group size is limited to ten people, and limits are placed on camping.
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with an occasional glimpse of Burkes Garden, a valley formed when a large dome eroded leaving the valley surrounded by a ridge of mountains. Garden Mountain was part of the ancient dome.
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sandstone and shale. While the upper slopes of Garden Mountain have broad, shallow drainages, the lower slopes have narrow, deep drainages with steep side slopes
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Old logging roads provide additional access, but are becoming overgrown except for those kept open by illegal ATV traffic along the western end of the area.
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The wilderness is managed by the Forest Service through the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests.
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Ponds and swamps created by beaver activity along Lick Creek provide a diversity of habitat for plants and other wildlife, including the endangered
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Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Jefferson National Forest, Management Bulletin R8-MB 115E
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is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the
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at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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passes along the ridge of Garden Mountain through a large stand of
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Wilderness.net - Garden Mountain Wilderness - General Information
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are found along the tops of the mountains. Bird species include
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table mountain pine, a tree that requires fire to reproduce.
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Garden Mountain Wilderness - Virginia Wilderness Committee
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IUCN category
wilderness area

A map of the United States showing the location of Garden Mountain Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of Garden Mountain Wilderness
Virginia
U.S.
Burke's Garden, Virginia
37°03′08″N 81°19′32″W / 37.05227°N 81.32556°W / 37.05227; -81.32556
U.S. Forest Service
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Beartown
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
old-growth forest
Garden Mountain Cluster
Burke's Garden, Virginia
Bland County, Virginia
Yellow poplar
northern red oak
white oak
basswood
cucumbertree
white ash
eastern hemlock
red maple
chestnut oak
scarlet oak

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