| Beartown Wilderness | |
|---|---|
 Roaring Fork at Lick Creek Road | |
  Location in Virginia  Location in United States | |
| Location | Virginia, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Tazewell, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°04′00″N 81°26′33″W / 37.06662°N 81.44242°W |
| Area | 5,613 acres (22.72 km2) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Beartown Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The Wilderness consists of 5,613 acres (22.72 km2) of land with elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,800 feet (730 to 1,460 m).[2] It was created from existing National Forest lands in 1984 by the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984.[3]
With its remote location, steep terrain and thick vegetation, the wilderness is rarely visited.[4] It contains a unique combination of fast flowing streams, rare old-growth communities, sphagnum bogs and outstanding views.[5]
The area is part of the Garden Mountain Cluster.
- ^ Protected Area Profile for Beartown Wilderness Archived December 6, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Beartown Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984" (PDF). Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Bamford, Sherman (October 2014). 18 Wonders of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. pp. 43–46. ISBN 978-0-926487-79-6.
- ^ Carroll, Steve; Miller, Mark (2002). Wild Virginia, A Guide to Thirty Roadless Recreation Areas including Shenandoah National Park. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 107–112. ISBN 0-7627-2315-7.