Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area

{{Short description|Protected area of Virginia, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| name = Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area

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| iucn_category = V

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| map_caption = Location within Virginia

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| location = Rockbridge and Augusta counties, Virginia

| nearest_city = Staunton

| coordinates = {{coord|38.0373|-79.3568|region:US-VA|format=dms|display=title,inline}}{{cite web |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/goshen-little-mountain-wildlife-management-area |title=Goshen-Little Mountain |website=ProtectedPlanet |publisher=United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre |access-date=January 3, 2017}}

| area_acre = 33697

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| governing_body = Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

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Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area is a protected area located in Rockbridge and Augusta counties, Virginia. At {{convert|33697|acre|km2}}, it is the largest Wildlife Management Area managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area comprises two parcels of land bisected by the Maury River; the lowest terrain is {{convert|1326|ft|m}} above sea level, while the highest is {{convert|3400|ft|m}}. Three major mountains (Bratton, Forge, and Hogback) are found within the heavily forested area, in addition to a lesser amount of native herbaceous habitat.{{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/goshen-and-little-north-mountain/ |title=Goshen and Little North Mountain |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries|access-date=December 19, 2016}}

Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area lies adjacent to George Washington National Forest and the Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve.{{cite web |url=http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/goshen |title=Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve |publisher=Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |access-date=December 19, 2016}} It is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and primitive camping. Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a WMA access permit.{{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/access-permit/ |title=Access Permit |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |access-date=January 6, 2017}}