| Garden Mountain Wilderness | |
|---|---|
 Lick Creek, from Lick Creek Road | |
  Location in Virginia  Location in United States | |
| Location | Virginia, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Burke's Garden, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°03′08″N 81°19′32″W / 37.05227°N 81.32556°W |
| Area | 3,331 acres (13.48 km2) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Garden Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It is a small wilderness area in western Virginia, consisting of an area of 3,331 acres (13.48 km2) and bordering the Beartown and Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness.[2] It was designated as wilderness area in 2009 by Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.[3] The wilderness area also borders a portion of the Appalachian Trail.[4]
The Appalachian Trail passes along the ridge of Garden Mountain through a large stand of old-growth forest 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.[5][6]
The area is part of the Garden Mountain Cluster.
- ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 17, 2023
- ^ "Garden Mountain Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Garden Mountain Wilderness". Virginia Wilderness Committee. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Bamford, Sherman (October 2014). 18 Wonders of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-0-926487-79-6.
- ^ Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Jefferson National Forest, Management Bulletin R8-MB 115E. Roanoke, Virginia: Jefferson National Forest, US Department of Agriculture. pp. C-55–C-60.