Barbours Creek Wilderness

Barbours Creek Wilderness
Photo of a sign at the entrance to Barbours Creek Wilderness along a hiking trail
A map of the United States showing the location of Barbours Creek Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of Barbours Creek Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of Barbours Creek Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of Barbours Creek Wilderness
LocationCraig County, Virginia, United States
Nearest cityRoanoke, Virginia
Coordinates37°36′20″N 80°06′13″W / 37.6054681°N 80.1036255°W / 37.6054681; -80.1036255[1]
Area5,382 acres (2,178 ha)
EstablishedJune 7, 1988

Barbours Creek Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, United States. The wilderness area was established in 1988 and consists of 5,382 acres (2,178 ha) of forests in the Appalachian Mountains ranging in elevation from 1,700 to 3,800 feet (520 to 1,160 m).[2][3]

The area is part of the Barbours Creek-Shawvers Run Cluster.

  1. ^ "Barbours Creek Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Barbours Creek Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Wildernesses". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved July 1, 2016.