Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve
| Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve | |
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 Location within Virginia
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| Location | Fauquier and Prince William counties, Virginia |
| Nearest city | Manassas |
| Coordinates | 38°48′46″N 77°38′6″W / 38.81278°N 77.63500°WCoordinates: 38°48′46″N 77°38′6″W / 38.81278°N 77.63500°W |
| Area | 2,486 acres (10.06 km2) |
| Established | 2002 |
| Owner | Virginia Outdoors Foundation |
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve is a 2,486-acre (10.06 km2) Natural Area Preserve located along the Bull Run Mountains in Fauquier and Prince William counties, Virginia. Dedicated in 2002, the majority of the preserve is owned by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. It harbors a number of outstanding natural community types, some of which are rare in the Commonwealth. There are also quartzite cliffs and boulder fields around High Point Mountain within the preserve's boundaries.
800 acres of the preserve are open on select days to the public for low-impact uses such as hiking and wildlife observation. On November 25, 2014, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation announced that the private landowner of the High Point cliff area on the preserve would close the cliffs to the public for an indefinite period of recovery and restoration, starting January 15, 2015.
The preserve is part of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Bull Run Mountains Special Project Area, which encompasses 12,800 acres (52 km2).
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