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Two wilderness areas afford opportunity for hiking and wildlife viewing. [85] [86] I/II Steens Mountain Back Country Byway: Oregon: 52 84 OR 205 and Steens Mtn. Loop Rd south of Frenchglen: OR 205 and Steens Mtn. Loop Rd in Frenchglen This byway loops around Steens Mountain, the highest peak in southeastern Oregon. The diverse geological ...
The Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry is a 60,000-acre (243 km 2) area of private land that is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for hiking and backpacking by the public. [1] The land is part of the largest private forest in the state, the Pioneer Forest , owned by the L-A-D Foundation , an endowment of the late Missouri ...
These wilderness areas cover about 4.5% of the United States' land area, an area larger than the state of California. About 52% of the wilderness area is in Alaska, with 57,425,569 acres (89,727.452 sq mi; 232,393.03 km 2) of wilderness.
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Dec. 4—Visitors to Glacier National Park hoping to secure permits for wilderness camping, also known as backcountry camping, for next season can enter early access lotteries in the spring of 2024.
Mingo Wilderness is an 8,000 acre (32 km 2) U.S. Wilderness Area located in southeastern Missouri in the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge. It was established and governed under the Wilderness Act of 1964. While the public is invited to engage in recreational opportunities such as fishing, hiking, canoeing, and wildlife observation, all uses are ...
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The United States Congress designated the Bell Mountain Wilderness in 1980. The wilderness area now has a total of 9,027 acres (36.53 km 2 ). Bell Mountain is located within the Potosi-Fredericktown Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest , south of Potosi , Missouri in the United States .