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Breadloaf Wilderness

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at 3,835 feet (1,169 m). Additional access to the wilderness is provided by numerous side trails including (from south to north) the Burnt Hill Trail, the Skylight Pond Trail, the Emily Proctor Trail, the Clark Brook Trail, and the Cooley Glen Trail.
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at its northern edge. This section of the Long Trail crosses at least ten peaks above 3,000 feet (910 m), the highest of which is
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The Cooley Glen Shelter on the Long Trail in the Breadloaf Wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest
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traverses 17.3 miles (27.8 km) through the heart of the Breadloaf Wilderness, from Middlebury Gap to
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On the Emily Proctor Trail at the edge of the Breadloaf Wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest
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are said to be present in considerable numbers. Hikers have observed more than 100 
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Roughly half of the Breadloaf Wilderness, from its southern boundary at
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at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
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Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area
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to Mount Roosevelt in its interior, was bequeathed to
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List of largest wilderness areas in the United States
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Numerous wildlife species thrive in the wilderness.
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H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond
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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
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Index

IUCN category
wilderness area

Map showing the location of Breadloaf Wilderness
Map showing the location of Breadloaf Wilderness
Addison County
Vermont
US
Ripton, Vermont
44°01′N 72°55′W / 44.017°N 72.917°W / 44.017; -72.917
United States Forest Service
wilderness areas
Green Mountain National Forest
U.S. state
Vermont
Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
New England Wilderness Act of 2006
U.S. Forest Service
Middlebury Gap
Middlebury College
Joseph Battell
Middlebury, Vermont
Long Trail
Lincoln Gap
Bread Loaf Mountain
Moose
black bear
forms of life
A signpost at the edge of the Breadloaf Wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest
The Cooley Glen Shelter on the Long Trail in the Breadloaf Wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest

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