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Blackridge Wilderness is a 13,108-acre (5,305 ha) wilderness area in the state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 . Located adjacent to the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park , it protects a Black Ridge, formed by the Hurricane Fault , as well as a long stretch of ...
Protected areas listed as IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) by the World Conservation Union / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Articles tagged as "Ib" in the Protected Area Infobox are automatically added to this Wikipedia category.
The Black River Wildlife Management Area is located along the Black River (also known as the Lamington River) in Chester Township of Morris County, New Jersey. [2] This WMA is 3,078 acres (12.46 km 2 ) and includes diverse landscape with plentiful flora and fauna.
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.
Wilderness study areas State Name Area Recommendation date Alaska Central Arctic Management Area 478,700 acres (1,937 km 2) Arizona Baker Canyon 4,182 acres (16.92 km 2) Arizona Cactus Plain: 59,118 acres (239.24 km 2) California Aqua Tibia 344 acres (1.39 km 2) California Avawatz Mountains 48,621 acres (196.76 km 2) NA California Bear Canyon
The wilderness lies on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau. It is characterized by the high, east-west trending Black Ridge dissected by seven major canyon systems, draining into the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon. Elevations range from 4,700 feet (1,400 m) above sea level along the river to 6,800 feet (2,070 m). Canyons vary in ...
The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (MCNCA) is a 123,400-acre (499 km 2) National Conservation Area located in Mesa County, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The MCNCA has rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires, and alcoves carved into the Colorado Plateau , through which runs a 24-mile (39 km) stretch of the Colorado River .
The Black Fork Mountain Wilderness Area is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Created by an act of Congress in 1984, the wilderness covers an area of 13,139 acres (53 km²). The Arkansas portion contains 8,430 acres (34.1 km 2 ) and the Oklahoma portion contains 5,140 acres (20.8 km 2 ).