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Beartown Wilderness
LocationVirginia, U.S.
Nearest cityTazewell, Virginia
Area5,613 acres (22.72 km2)
Established1984
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

Beartown Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in the Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. It is a very rural Wilderness, consisting of an area of 5,613 acres (22.72 km2) with elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,800 feet (730 to 1,460 m)[1]. It was created from existing National Forest lands in 1984 by the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984[2].

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  1. ^ "Beartown Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984" (PDF). Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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Category:George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Category:IUCN Category Ib Category:Wilderness Areas of Virginia Category:Protected areas of Tazewell County, Virginia Category:Protected areas established in 1984