| Shawvers Run Wilderness | |
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 Shawvers Run, from Va 607, 15 oct 17 | |
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| Location | Craig County Virginia, United States |
| Nearest city | Potts Creek, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°35′11″N 80°12′20″W / 37.58626°N 80.20569°W |
| Area | 5,784 acres (2,341 ha) |
| Established | 1988 |
| Administrator | U.S. Forest Service |
The Shawvers Run Wilderness, a 5784-acre area located less than one mile south of Potts Creek, Virginia, is protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain its present, natural condition. As part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, it helps to preserve a variety of natural life forms and contributes to a diversity of plant and animal gene pools. Over half of the ecosystems in the United States exist within designated wilderness.[1][2]
A viewpoint on Hanging Rock overlooks the Shawvers Run Wilderness, Hanging Rock Valley, Peters Mountain Wilderness, and Potts Creek Valley.[3]
The area is part of the Barbours Creek-Shawvers Run Cluster.
- ^ Wilderness.org: Why Wilderness? | Wilderness.org, accessdate: March 13, 2017
- ^ General Information: Wilderness.net - Shawvers Run Wilderness - General Information, accessdate: March 13, 2017
- ^ Bamford, Sherman (October 2014). 18 Wonders of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-0-926487-79-6.