Mountain Lake Wilderness

Mountain Lake Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mountain Lake Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mountain Lake Wilderness
Location of Mountain Lake Wilderness in Virginia
LocationUnited States
Coordinates37°21′53″N 80°33′08″W / 37.36472°N 80.55222°W / 37.36472; -80.55222
Area11,035 acres (44.66 km2)
Established1984[2]
OperatorGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forests
WebsiteMountain Lake Wilderness

Mountain Lake Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The wilderness area is located next to privately owned Mountain Lake,[3] and consists of 8,314 acres (3,365 ha) in Virginia and 2,721 acres (1,101 ha) in West Virginia.[4]

Thanks to frequent rains and a high elevation, the wilderness provides habitat not found in other areas of the southern Appalachians, habitats such as mountain bogs, vernal ponds and red spruce wetlands.[5][6]

The area is part of the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster.

  1. ^ "Mountain Lake Wilderness". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference WildernessNet was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Education Opportunities for Public & Home Schools". Mountain Lake Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ "Mountain Lake Wilderness". George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  5. ^ Bamford, Sherman (October 2014). 18 Wonders of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. pp. 29–32. ISBN 978-0-926487-79-6.
  6. ^ General Information: Wilderness.net - Mountain Lake Wilderness - General Information, accessdate: March 19, 2017