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[The Land]
Discover a Rich Natural Heritage
Bridal Cove is located in the Blue Ridge Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, surrounded by green valleys and forested mountains that range from 2,480 to 5,160 feet tall. The region is considered a national ecological treasure, and in 1991 The Nature Conservancy named it one of their Last Great Places.
Bridal Cove is also within the biologically significant New River Headwaters Region. The North Fork of the New River surfaces on neighboring Snake Mountain, then flows north through the Bridal Cove property on its way to Virginia.
The Northern Peaks, a 12-mountain chain that runs near the Tennessee and Virginia borders, lie to the south and east of Bridal Cove. Known also as the Amphibolites, these mountains contain large amounts of the eponymous rare rock. Rich in minerals, it weathers into soils that support rare plants and unusual natural communities. Bluff Mountain Preserve, Elk Knob State Natural Area, Long Hope Valley and the Peak, Three Top Game Lands and Paddy Mountain Preserve are all minutes from Bridal Cove and part of the Amphibolite mountains.
To the north and west is the Sutherland Valley, with its acres of fertile farmland designated for conservation. The Sutherland family owned Bridal Cove and used it as cattle pasture until the late 1980s, when they sold it to Bill and Kate Gaither. Since then, the land has transformed into an early succession mountain forest, covered with pioneering tree species like black locust, fire cherry and red maple. Today, Bridal Cove links the Sutherland Valley to the Amphibolites, creating valuable habitat for the plants and animals that make this region their home.