| Brush Mountain East Wilderness | |
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 Brush Mountain | |
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| Location | Virginia, U.S. |
| Nearest city | McDonalds Mill, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°19′37″N 80°19′19″W / 37.32700°N 80.32200°W |
| Area | 3,745 acres (15.16 km2) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Administrator | U.S. Forest Service |
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.[1] The wilderness is adjacent to Brush Mountain Wilderness.[2]
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.[3]
The area is part of the Craig Creek Cluster.
- ^ "Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USFSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bamford, Sherman (October 2014). 18 Wonders of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-0-926487-79-6.