| Mount Rogers Cluster | |
|---|---|
 Mount Rogers High Country | |
  Location of Mount Rogers Cluster in Virginia | |
| Coordinates | 36°39′36″N 81°32′40″W / 36.66000°N 81.54444°W |
The Mount Rogers Cluster is a region recognized by The Wilderness Society for its unique high elevation mountains, vistas, trout streams and wildlife habitat. The heart of the region is Mount Rogers, the highest mountain in Virginia.[1] The area extends over the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and into part of the Cherokee National Forest.[2]
With elevations above 5000 feet, the area is unlike any other in Virginia. The high elevations have a Canadian-type climate with a spruce-fir remnant forest and high timbered ridges opening to grassy alpine meadows similar to The Montana Big Sky country. Many trails offer a summer escape from nearby humid lowlands.[3]
- ^ Bamford, Sherman (February 2013). A Review of the Virginia Mountain Treasures of the Jefferson National Forest. Blacksburg, Virginia: Sierra Club, OCLC: 893635467.
- ^ Virginia's Mountain Treasures, report issued by The Wilderness Society, May, 1999
- ^ Winegar, Deane and Garvey (1998). Highroad Guide to the Virginia Mountains. Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press, Inc. pp. 237-239. ISBN 1-56352-462-7.