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James River Face Wilderness is an 8,907-acre protected area in Virginia's Jefferson National Forest, designated by Congress in 1975 to preserve natural conditions, habitat, and biological diversity. Between the James River, Forest Service Road 35, and the Blue Ridge Parkway, it contains steep ridges, creeks, waterfalls, and the Devils Marbleyard quartzite boulder field. Its varied terrain supports diverse forests, old-growth stands, and habitat for the declining Allegheny woodrat. The landscape also bears traces of logging and iron production, including the former Glenwood Estate. Today the area is managed as wilderness, with limits on mechanized use, regulated camping, environmental monitoring, and trail access including part of the Appalachian Trail.
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