Mountain Lake Wilderness

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
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, and consists of 8,314 acres (3,365 ha) in Virginia and 2,721 acres (1,101 ha) in West Virginia.

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.

The area is part of the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster.

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