Birkhead Mountains Wilderness

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Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Trail map of the Wilderness Area
Location	Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Nearest city	Asheboro
Coordinates	35°36′10″N 79°55′18″W / 35.60278°N 79.92167°W / 35.60278; -79.92167
Area	5,160 acres (21 km2)
Established	1984
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Birkhead Mountains Wilderness

The Birkhead Mountains Wilderness was established by the 1984 North Carolina Wilderness Act and covers 5,160 acres (20.9 km²) in the Uwharrie National Forest at the northern end of the Uwharrie Mountains, in central North Carolina.^[1]