Linville Gorge Wilderness
North Carolina
Wilderness Area
About Linville Gorge Wilderness
The Linville Gorge Wilderness is the third largest wilderness area in North Carolina (after Shining Rock Wilderness and Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness) and one of only two wilderness gorges in the Southern United States (along with Bald River Gorge Wilderness in Tennessee). Maintained by the United States Forest Service, it comprises 11,786 acres (47.70 km2) around the Linville River, and is situated inside the Pisgah National Forest.
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Catalog facts
- Manager
- U.S. Forest Service
Peaks and destinations
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Routes through here
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