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The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California for 90 miles (140 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. [2] Established in 1964 by the Wilderness Act and named for naturalist John Muir , it encompasses 652,793 acres (2,641.76 km 2 ). [ 1 ]
Inyo National Forest is a United States National Forest covering parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. The forest hosts several superlatives, including Mount Whitney , the highest point in the contiguous United States ; Boundary Peak , the highest point in Nevada; and the Ancient ...
The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States.The wilderness spans 231,533 acres (93,698 ha); 33.9% of the territory lies in the Inyo National Forest, 65.8% is in the Sierra National Forest, and the remaining 0.3% covers nearly all of Devils Postpile National Monument. [1]
The wilderness is largely managed by the Inyo National Forest, with 24,162 acres (9,778 ha) managed by the Bureau of Land Management. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The wilderness covers the White Mountains along the eastern boundary of California, from Boundary Peak in the north, south almost to Bishop .
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is located near Las Vegas and is part of the forest. [65] Huron–Manistee: Michigan: July 30, 1928: 975,130 acres (3,946.2 km 2) Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary is located around a small spring-fed lake in the forest.
The Inyo rock daisy only grows in the crevices of cliff walls in the southern Inyo Mountains near Death Valley National Park.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday withdrew its approval of a right-of-way permit that would have allowed the construction of a railroad project through about 12 miles ...
The South Sierra Wilderness is the southernmost Forest Service-managed section of a continuous chain of wilderness areas protecting the Sierra Nevada crest from Walker Pass to Lake Tahoe. Elevations range from about 6,100 feet (1,900 m) near Kennedy Meadows, up to 12,132 feet (3,698 m) at Olancha Peak . [ 2 ]