Horse Heaven is a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, United States, that has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction.
[1] Recreational opportunities include horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, hunting and primitive camping.
The Horse Heaven wild area is covered by USGS topographic maps Cripple Creek and Speedwell.
Areas with a favorable environment for tree growth, such as colluvial drainages, toeslopes, and floodplains of smaller streams, contain yellow poplar, northern red oak, white oak, basswood, cucumber tree, white ash, eastern hemlock and red maple.
Stream habitat restoration in Francis Mill Creek provide an improved environment for aquatic species and other wildlife.
The rule provided some degree of protection by reducing the negative environmental impact of road construction and thus promoting the conservation of roadless areas.
[1] Horse Heaven was inventoried in the roadless area review, and therefore protected from possible road construction and timber sales.
The serotinous cones of table mountain pine require heat from fire to open and disburse their seeds.