湖(hu)北(bei)三峽萬朝山(shan)(shan)自然保護區地處湖(hu)北(bei)省興山(shan)(shan)縣(xian)西(xi)部,其(qi)行(xing)政(zheng)區域涉及兩鎮(zhen)一(yi)鄉一(yi)林(lin)場(chang)。保護區內有(you)維管束植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)2483種(zhong),占湖(hu)北(bei)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)類的三分(fen)之(zhi)二,常綠闊(kuo)葉林(lin)分(fen)布較為(wei)廣泛,并伴有(you)許多生長良(liang)好的植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)群落。野(ye)(ye)生脊柱動物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)有(you)392種(zhong),占三峽庫區動物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)群數的一(yi)半(ban)。其(qi)中(zhong)國家(jia)重點保護珍(zhen)貴(gui)樹木珍(zhen)稀瀕危(wei)野(ye)(ye)生植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)47種(zhong),國家(jia)重點保護動物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)59種(zhong),匯集華(hua)中(zhong)地區特有(you)珍(zhen)稀物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong),如珙桐、紅豆杉、銀杏、鵝掌楸、連香(xiang)樹、杜仲,林(lin)麝、大(da)鯢(ni)等。同時(shi)還(huan)是植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)界(jie)模(mo)式標本采集較集中(zhong)的地區之(zhi)一(yi),先后(hou)在(zai)該地區采集的種(zhong)子植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)模(mo)式標本達(da)105種(zhong),以(yi)興山(shan)(shan)命名就(jiu)有(you)12種(zhong)。
湖北(bei)(bei)三(san)峽萬朝山自(zi)然(ran)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區地處(chu)湖北(bei)(bei)省興山縣西部(bu),其(qi)行政區域涉(she)及兩鎮(zhen)一(yi)鄉一(yi)林場。其(qi)北(bei)(bei)與(yu)神農架林區相(xiang)(xiang)鄰(lin),西與(yu)巴東縣相(xiang)(xiang)連。其(qi)地理坐標為東經110°25′16″-110°39′58″,北(bei)(bei)緯31°12′44″-31°22′28″之間。保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區總面積(ji)(ji)20986公(gong)頃(qing),其(qi)中(zhong)核(he)心區面積(ji)(ji)7671.63公(gong)頃(qing),占(zhan)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區面積(ji)(ji)的(de)36.56%;緩沖(chong)區的(de)面積(ji)(ji)3997.93公(gong)頃(qing),占(zhan)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區面積(ji)(ji)的(de)19.05%;實驗區面積(ji)(ji)9316.44公(gong)頃(qing),占(zhan)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區面積(ji)(ji)的(de)44.39%。