Sinking Creek Mountain
Sinking Creek Mountain, a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The Wilderness Society has designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure". The site contains bogs, springs, and sag ponds created by ancient landslides, the largest slides in the eastern United States, some as long as 3 miles, with a variety of biological communities. The area is part of the Sinking Creek Valley Cluster. Location and access The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, about 3 miles south of New Castle, Virginia. Va 42 is on the northwest side of the area and Va 621 is on the southeast. Hall Road, Forest Road 209, follows along the southeast border. There are no official trails in the area. Access can be gained from Earn Knob Road, Forest Road 5021, 4.7 mile long, on the western end of the area, and Enterprise Road, Forest Road 742, 1.9 miles long, on the eastern end. The boundary of the wildland, as determined by the Wilderness Society, is shown in the adjacent map. Additional roads are given