Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
| Mount Rogers National Recreation Area | |
| Part of Jefferson National Forest | |
| National Recreation Area | |
 Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, with Mount Rogers in the background
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Grayson, Smyth, Washington, Wythe, Carroll |
| Location | Elk Garden |
| - elevation | 4,475 ft (1,364.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°38′46″N 81°34′58″W / 36.64611°N 81.58278°WCoordinates: 36°38′46″N 81°34′58″W / 36.64611°N 81.58278°W |
| Highest point | Mount Rogers |
| - location | southwest of Troutdale |
| - elevation | 5,729 ft (1,746.2 m) |
| - coordinates | 36°39′35″N 81°32′41″W / 36.65972°N 81.54472°W |
| Area | 154,816 acres (62,651.8 ha) |
| Established | 1966-05-31 |
| Management | George Washington and Jefferson National Forests |
| Owner | US Forest Service |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
| Nearest city | Abingdon, Virginia |
  Location of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Virginia
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| Website: Mount Rogers National Recreation Area | |
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area (NRA) located in southwestern Virginia near the border with Tennessee and North Carolina. The centerpiece of the recreation area is Mount Rogers, the highest point in the state of Virginia with a summit elevation of 5,729 feet (1746 m). The recreation area is under the jurisdiction of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The recreation area was established by an act of the United States Congress on May 31, 1966.
Grayson Highlands State Park adjoins the recreation area on the south, near Mount Rogers, and the park provides the most well known access to the peak and the NRA generally.
There are nearly 500 miles (800 kilometers) of hiking trails within Mount Rogers NRA making it one of the premier hiking hotspots in the Appalachian Mountains. Some of the trails in Mount Rogers NRA include:
There are three federally designated wilderness areas in Mount Rogers NRA:
Together, these three wilderness areas comprise about 14,000 acres of forest.
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