天橋山自(zi)然(ran)(ran)保護區(qu)地(di)貌多樣(yang)(yang),自(zi)然(ran)(ran)條件(jian)優越,野生動植物(wu)資源豐(feng)(feng)富(fu)(fu),系亞熱帶常綠闊葉(xie)、落(luo)葉(xie)混(hun)交林(lin),植被相當豐(feng)(feng)富(fu)(fu),在生態系統、生物(wu)群落(luo)和物(wu)種多樣(yang)(yang)性等方面具有(you)(you)典型性和代(dai)表性,具有(you)(you)很高(gao)的科學、文化(hua)、旅游、經(jing)濟和保護價值。
天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)人文景(jing)觀和(he)(he)名勝古跡也多(duo)達40余(yu)處。如位(wei)于(yu)(yu)天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)半山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)懸崖脊上的(de)(de)天橋(qiao)古道(dao),據推算該古道(dao)最(zui)遲建成(cheng)(cheng)于(yu)(yu)清(qing)康熙以前,是(shi)上天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)必(bi)經通道(dao),“上山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)必(bi)過(guo)橋(qiao),過(guo)橋(qiao)必(bi)打顫”。由(you)于(yu)(yu)奇(qi)懸多(duo)姿,清(qing)舉(ju)人李涌曾賦(fu)詩筆譽“府首洞門青霧鎖(suo),昆瞻(zhan)峰頂(ding)白(bai)云(yun)連”。位(wei)于(yu)(yu)天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)的(de)(de)北(bei)極四(si)庵,威嚴(yan)而儀態萬般(ban),分別為修(xiu)復于(yu)(yu)康熙年間的(de)(de)華巖閣(ge)、娘娘殿、北(bei)極宮和(he)(he)靈宮殿。位(wei)于(yu)(yu)天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)右側的(de)(de)杜鵑(juan)溪,因杜鵑(juan)花繁茂而得名,水質清(qing)純,四(si)季長流;位(wei)于(yu)(yu)保護(hu)區(qu)(qu)北(bei)面的(de)(de)崔龍庵始(shi)建明(ming)清(qing)之間,翠(cui)竹蔥茂,有“破竹成(cheng)(cheng)兵(bing),攻打朱元璋”等(deng)美妙神奇(qi)的(de)(de)傳說;位(wei)于(yu)(yu)保護(hu)區(qu)(qu)南北(bei)腳下的(de)(de)奇(qi)梁洞是(shi)著名的(de)(de)佛教圣地(di)。更為奇(qi)絕的(de)(de)是(shi),登上天橋(qiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding),極目窮盡(jin),沅江、峒(tong)河像(xiang)兩(liang)條飄(piao)帶把自然(ran)保護(hu)區(qu)(qu)緊(jin)緊(jin)環(huan)繞,云(yun)濤霧海,如登仙境。
天橋山(shan)自然保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)區(qu)總面積13333公頃(qing),植物(wu)(wu)種(zhong)類92個科(ke)(ke)200余(yu)種(zhong),其中屬(shu)國家一級(ji)(ji)(ji)保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)植物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)水杉、銀杏2種(zhong),屬(shu)國家二(er)級(ji)(ji)(ji)保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)植物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)21種(zhong),屬(shu)省級(ji)(ji)(ji)重點保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)植物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)40余(yu)種(zhong);野(ye)生動(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)30目50科(ke)(ke)1000余(yu)種(zhong),其中脊椎動(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)350余(yu)種(zhong),屬(shu)國家一級(ji)(ji)(ji)保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)動(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)白頸(jing)長尾雉(zhi)、黃腹角雉(zhi)、麝(she)3種(zhong),國家二(er)級(ji)(ji)(ji)保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)有(you)(you)30種(zhong),省重點保(bao)(bao)(bao)護(hu)(hu)的(de)野(ye)生動(dong)(dong)物(wu)(wu)有(you)(you)100多(duo)種(zhong)。