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The White Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the White Mountains of California, United States. It was established by Congress in 2009 with a total of 228,454 acres (924.52 km 2 ). The wilderness is largely managed by the Inyo National Forest , with 24,162 acres (9,778 ha) managed by the Bureau of Land Management .
Aerial view of the White Mountains, looking north over the Pellisier Flats to Montgomery and Boundary Peaks at the end of the range. The highest point in the range is White Mountain Peak, which at 14,252 ft (4,344 m) is the third-highest summit in California. This peak is actually an extinct volcano rising about 1,600 ft (490 m) above the ...
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 forest is east of the Owens Valley, high on the eastern face of the White Mountains in the upper Fish Lake-Soda Spring Watershed, above the northernmost reach of the Mojave Desert into Great Basin ecotone. [3] The forest's mountain habitat is in the Central Basin and Range ecoregion (EPA) and Great Basin montane forests (One Earth). [4]
The area is bisected by U.S. Route 199 which is designated the Smith River Scenic Byway. [1] Passing through the community of Hiouchi, Gasquet and Patrick Creek Lodge on the western side of the summit, the National Forest Scenic Byway is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System [3] and is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System. [4]
Aug. 6—Forest Service officials are warning campers in the area to be bear-aware, as hungry bruins searching for food are reportedly trailing humans in the region. Since mid-July, White Mountain ...
The White Mountains — a high mountain range of eastern California and southwestern Nevada. Most of the range is protected within the Inyo National Forest . Pages in category "White Mountains (California)"
The White Mountain Wilderness is a 46,963 acre designated wilderness area managed by the United States Forest Service.Located in the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest, the White Mountain Wilderness lies in the Sierra Blanca mountains of south central New Mexico, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north northwest of the town of Ruidoso.