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Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness
The Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness is an area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain its present, natural condition. As part of the wilderness 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. Traversed by the Appalachian Trail, the wilderness spans two remote watersheds, giving the trail one of its wildest stretches in the southern Appalachians with an abundance of wildflowers and birdlife.Rules and RegulationsWilderness.net - Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness - Rules and Regulations accessdate: March 26, 2017 The area is part of the '' Garden Mountain Cluster''. Location and access Lying five miles west of Bland, Virginia in Bland County, Virginia, the wilderness is bounded on the west by Va 623, on the east by Va 615, on the north by Va 620 and on the northwest by the crest of Garden Mountain.Blacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bland County, Virginia
Bland County is a county (United States), United States county located in the Southwest Virginia, southwestern portion of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. Like most of Southwestern Virginia, it is part of the Appalachian region. The county seat is the unincorporated area of Bland, Virginia, Bland. Bland County was created in 1861 from parts of Wythe County, Virginia, Wythe, Tazewell County, Virginia, Tazewell, and Giles County, Virginia, Giles counties in Virginia. The new county was named in honor of Richard Bland, a Virginia statesman who served in the House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 6,270, making it the List of cities and counties in Virginia, 4th least populated county in Virginia. Bland County is also one of the few counties in the United States that do not contain any incorporated municipalities. History The push to create Bland County resulted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
