Vermont Wildernesses

Big Branch Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 470
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=37
Wilderness | Big Branch Wilderness
State | VT
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 37
Abbreviated Name | Big_Branch
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/BigBranch.jpg
Acreage | 6725
Description | Named after Big Branch Stream, this area provides a home for wild turkeys, beavers, and moose. Hunters track the substantial populations of white-tailed deer and black bears, while trout lure anglers to...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 37FS
Designated | 1984
ORIG_FID | 44306

Breadloaf Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 507
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=74
Wilderness | Breadloaf Wilderness
State | VT
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 74
Abbreviated Name | Breadloaf
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/Breadloaf.jpg
Acreage | 24985
Description | The largest of the Wildernesses in the Green Mountain National Forest, Breadloaf takes its name from Breadloaf Mountain, the highest point in the area at 3,835 feet. Within the boundaries you'll be able...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 74FS
Designated | 1984
ORIG_FID | 44344

Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 510
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=81
Wilderness | Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
State | VT
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 81
Abbreviated Name | Bristol_Cliffs
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/BristolCliffs.jpg
Acreage | 3750
Description | Bristol Cliffs, Vermont's smallest Wilderness, takes its name from the overhanging cliffs on the huge rocky slopes within the western portion of the area. From their 1,500-foot summit, you can gaze across...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 81FS
Designated | 1975
ORIG_FID | 44347

George D. Aiken Wilderness
Wilderness | George D. Aiken Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | George_D_Aiken
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/GeorgeDAiken.jpg
Description | This wilderness was named after the late Vermont senator George D. Aiken. He was a strong advocate of preservation and a leader in securing the Eastern Wilderness Act of 1975. The Aiken Wilderness is situated...

Glastenbury Wilderness
Wilderness | Glastenbury Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Glastenbury
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/Glastenbury.jpg
Description | The Glastenbury Wilderness is northeast of Bennington, beginning just north of Route 9. Seen from Route 7, the area possesses a massive and beautifully wild ridgeline that dominates the landscape to the...

Joseph Battell Wilderness
Wilderness | Joseph Battell Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Joseph_Battell
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/JosephBattell.jpg
Description | The Joseph Battell Wilderness is located in the northern half of the Green Mountain National Forest, just south of the Breadloaf Wilderness. There are five mountains in the area with altitudes exceeding...

Lye Brook Wilderness
Wilderness | Lye Brook Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Lye_Brook
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/LyeBrook.jpg
Description | The Lye Brook Wilderness is east of Manchester Center in the southern Green Mountains of Vermont. This wilderness is named after Lye Brook, which flows through its western half. The wilderness ranges from...

Peru Peak Wilderness
Wilderness | Peru Peak Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Peru_Peak
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/PeruPeak.jpg
Description | Resting just east of Big Branch Wilderness, Peru Peak Wilderness takes its name from the highest mountain in the area. In the more remote, trailless northern half stands Pete Parent Peak, a 3,000-footer...