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Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies. Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not governed by the Federal National Wilderness Preservation System. This table lists all U.S. areas that have been designated by the United States Congress under the Wilderness Act. The designation date is the ...
High Peaks Wilderness Area - 192,685 acres (779.769 km 2) (part of High Peaks Wilderness Complex - 226,435 acres (916.74 km 2)) Hoffman Notch Wilderness Area - 36,231 acres (146.62 km 2) Jay Mountain Wilderness Area - 7,100 acres (28.73 km 2) McKenzie Mountain Wilderness Area - 37,616 acres (152.23 km 2) Pepperbox Wilderness Area - 22,560 acres ...
The concept of wilderness areas was legislatively defined by the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas can be managed by any of the above Federal agencies, and some parks and refuges are almost entirely designated wilderness. A wilderness study area is a tract of land that has wilderness characteristics, and is managed as wilderness, but has ...
Wilderness Act: This Act, which was passed in 1964, classified and protected 54 wilderness areas (about 9.1 million acres) and established a system of adding new lands to the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also allowed jurisdiction over these wilderness areas by the Forest Service, National Park Service, or Fish and Wildlife Service.
National Wilderness Areas are designated within other protected areas, managed by various agencies and sometimes wilderness areas span areas managed by multiple agencies. Those relying on U.S. protected areas data are advised to learn more about all of these conventions by reviewing the extensive PAD-US Help system.
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 ]
Wilderness areas of the Appalachians (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Wilderness areas of the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Wilderness.net is a website that provides public information about the 756 units of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the United States. Resources available include general information about each wilderness area , such as recreational activities, access methods and management policies.