▁feder ally ▁end anger ed ▁n ort he astern ▁bul r ush . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁adjacent ▁National ▁Forest , ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁habitat ▁for ▁black ▁be ars ▁who ▁th rive ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness , ▁for ▁birds ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 6 0 ▁species ▁of ▁birds ▁having ▁been ▁found , ▁and ▁b ob c ats , ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁b ob c ats ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Top ography ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain , ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 3 1 6 9 ▁feet , ▁is ▁ ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R idge ▁and ▁Valley ▁System ▁ ▁that ▁extends ▁in ▁a ▁north w ester ly ▁direction ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁The ▁w ilder ness ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁slope ▁of ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Shaw vers ▁Run ▁W ilder ness ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁slope . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁r ises ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁feet ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁cre eks ▁to ▁ 3 8 0 0 ▁feet ▁on ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁bald ▁of ▁about ▁fifty ▁acres ▁in ▁size , ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁western ▁boundary , ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Pot ts ▁Mountain ▁with ▁extensive ▁views . ▁ ▁Barb ours ▁Creek , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁is ▁named , ▁passes ▁the ▁w ilder ness ▁flow ing ▁sout heast , ▁ ▁and ▁curl s ▁around ▁Bald ▁Mountain ▁to ▁join ▁Craig ▁Creek , ▁which ▁then