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Wilderness acreage data provided by the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Park Service, February 2004.
 
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Alabama
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Cheaha 7,245 1983 FS NFs In Alabama
Dugger Mountain 9,200 1999 FS NFs In Alabama
Sipsey 24,922 1975 FS NFs In Alabama
State Total 41,367   back to State listup arrow
Alaska
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Aleutian Islands 1,300,000 1980 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Andreafsky 1,300,000 1980 FWS Yukon Delta NWR
Becharof 400,000 1980 FWS Becharof NWR
Bering Sea 81,340 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Bogoslof 175 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Chamisso 455 1975 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Chuck River 74,298 1990 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Coronation Island 19,232 1980 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
Denali 2,146,580 1980 NPS Denali NP
Endicott River 98,729 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Forrester Island 2,832 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Gates of the Arctic 7,245,600 1980 NPS Gates of the Arctic NP
Glacier Bay 2,664,876 1980 NPS Glacier Bay NP & Preserve
Hazy Islands 32 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Innoko 1,240,000 1980 FWS Innoko NWR
Izembek 300,000 1980 FWS Izembek NWR
Karta River 39,889 1990 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
Katmai 3,384,358 1980 NPS Katmai NP & Preserve
Kenai 1,350,592 1980 FWS Kenai NWR
Kobuk Valley 174,545 1980 NPS Kobuk Valley NP
Kootznoowoo 956,051 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Koyukuk 400,000 1980 FWS Koyukuk NWR
Kuiu 60,581 1990 FS Stikine NF (Tongass)
Lake Clark 2,619,550 1980 NPS Lake Clark NP
Maurille Islands 4,937 1980 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
Misty Fjords National Monument 2,142,434 1980 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
Mollie Beattie 8,000,000 1980 FWS Arctic NWR
Noatak 5,765,427 1980 NPS Noatak National Preserve
Nunivak 600,000 1980 FWS Yukon Delta NWR
Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck 46,849 1980 FS Stikine NF (Tongass)
Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands 23,096 1990 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Russell Fjord 348,701 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Saint Lazaria 65 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Selawik 240,000 1980 FWS Selawik NWR
Semidi 250,000 1980 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Simeonof 25,855 1976 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
South Baranof 319,568 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
South Etolin 82,619 1990 FS Stikine NF (Tongass)
South Prince of Wales 90,968 1980 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
Stikine-LeConte 448,926 1980 FS Stikine NF (Tongass)
Tebenkof Bay 66,812 1980 FS Stikine NF (Tongass)
Togiak 2,270,000 1980 FWS Togiak NWR
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror 653,179 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Tuxedni 5,566 1970 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Unimak 910,000 1980 FWS Alaska Maritime NWR
Warren Island 11,181 1980 FS Ketchikan NF (Tongass)
West Chichagof-Yakobi 265,286 1980 FS Chatham NF (Tongass)
Wrangell-St. Elias 9,078,675 1980 NPS Wrangell-St. Elias NP & Preserve
State Total 57,509,859   back to State listup arrow
Arizona
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Apache Creek 5,666 1984 FS Prescott NF
Aravaipa Canyon 19,700 1984 BLM Safford Field Office
Arrastra Mountain 129,800 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Aubrey Peak 15,400 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Baboquivari Peak 2,040 1990 BLM Tucson Field Office
Bear Wallow 11,080 1984 FS Apache-Sitgreaves NF
Beaver Dam Mountains 15,000 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Big Horn Mountains 21,000 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Cabeza Prieta 803,418 1990 FWS Cabeza Prieta NWR
Castle Creek 25,215 1984 FS Prescott NF
Cedar Bench 14,950 1984 FS Prescott NF
Chiricahua 87,700 1964 FS Coronado NF
Chiricahua National Monument 10,290 1976 NPS Chiricahua NM
Cottonwood Point 6,860 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Coyote Mountains 5,100 1990 BLM Tucson Field Office
Dos Cabezas Mountains 11,700 1990 BLM Safford Field Office
Eagletail Mountains 97,880 1990 BLM Yuma Field Office
East Cactus Plain 14,630 1990 BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Escudilla 5,200 1984 FS Apache-Sitgreaves NF
Fishhooks 10,500 1990 BLM Safford Field Office
Fossil Springs 22,149 1984 FS Coconino NF
Four Peaks 61,074 1984 FS Tonto NF
Galiuro 76,317 1964 FS Coronado NF
Gibraltar Mountain 18,790 1990 BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Grand Wash Cliffs 37,030 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Granite Mountain 9,762 1984 FS Prescott NF
Harcuvar Mountains 25,050 1990 BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Harquahala Mountains 22,880 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Hassayampa River Canyon 12,300 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Havasu 14,606 1990 FWS Havasu NWR
Hells Canyon 9,311 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Hellsgate 37,440 1984 FS Tonto NF
Hummingbird Springs 31,200 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Imperial Refuge 9,220 1990 FWS Imperial NWR
Juniper Mesa 7,406 1984 FS Prescott NF
Kachina Peaks 18,616 1984 FS Coconino NF
Kanab Creek 63,760 1984 FS Kaibab NF
Kanab Creek 6,700 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Kendrick Mountain 1,510 1984 FS Coconino NF
Kendrick Mountain 5,000 1984 FS Kaibab NF
Kofa 516,200 1990 FWS Kofa NWR
Mazatzal 4,275 1964 FS Coconino NF
Mazatzal 248,115 1964 FS Tonto NF
Miller Peak 20,228 1984 FS Coronado NF
Mount Baldy 7,079 1970 FS Apache-Sitgreaves NF
Mount Logan 14,650 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Mount Nutt 28,080 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Mount Tipton 31,320 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Mount Trumbull 7,880 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Mount Wilson 23,900 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Mt. Wrightson 25,260 1984 FS Coronado NF
Muggins Mountain 7,711 1990 BLM Yuma Field Office
Munds Mountain 24,411 1984 FS Coconino NF
Needle's Eye 8,760 1990 BLM Tucson Field Office
New Water Mountains 24,600 1990 BLM Yuma Field Office
North Maricopa Mountains 63,200 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
North Santa Teresa 5,800 1990 BLM Safford Field Office
Organ Pipe Cactus 312,600 1978 NPS Organ Pipe Cactus NM
Paiute 87,900 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Pajarita 7,553 1984 FS Coronado NF
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs 89,400 1984 BLM Arizona Strip Field Office
Peloncillo Mountains 19,440 1990 BLM Safford Field Office
Petrified Forest National 50,260 1970 NPS Petrified Forest NP
Pine Mountain 8,609 1972 FS Prescott NF
Pine Mountain 11,452 1972 FS Tonto NF
Pusch Ridge 56,933 1978 FS Coronado NF
Rawhide Mountains 38,470 1990 BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Red Rock-Secret Mountain 47,194 1984 FS Coconino NF
Redfield Canyon 6,600 1990 BLM Safford Field Office
Rincon Mountain 38,590 1984 FS Coronado NF
Saddle Mountain 40,539 1984 FS Kaibab NF
Saguaro 70,905 1976 NPS Saguaro NP
Salome 18,531 1984 FS Tonto NF
Salt River Canyon 32,101 1984 FS Tonto NF
Santa Teresa 26,780 1984 FS Coronado NF
Sierra Ancha 20,850 1964 FS Tonto NF
Sierra Estrella 14,400 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Signal Mountain 13,350 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
South Maricopa Mountains 60,100 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Strawberry Crater 10,743 1984 FS Coconino NF
Superstition 159,757 1964 FS Tonto NF
Swansea 16,400 1990 BLM Lake Havasu Field Office
Sycamore Canyon 23,325 1972 FS Coconino NF
Sycamore Canyon 7,125 1972 FS Kaibab NF
Sycamore Canyon 25,487 1972 FS Prescott NF
Table Top 34,400 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
Tres Alamos 8,300 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Trigo Mountain 30,300 1990 BLM Yuma Field Office
Upper Burro Creek 27,440 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Wabayuma Peak 38,944 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
Warm Springs 112,400 1990 BLM Kingman Field Office
West Clear Creek 15,238 1984 FS Coconino NF
Wet Beaver 6,155 1984 FS Coconino NF
White Canyon 5,790 1990 BLM Tucson Field Office
Woodchute 5,833 1984 FS Prescott NF
Woolsey Peak 64,000 1990 BLM Phoenix Field Office
State Total 4,528,913   back to State listup arrow
Arkansas
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Big Lake 2,143 1976 FWS Big Lake NWR
Black Fork Mountain 8,350 1984 FS Ouachita NF
Buffalo National River 34,933 1978 NPS Buffalo National River
Caney Creek 14,460 1975 FS Ouachita NF
Dry Creek 6,310 1984 FS Ouachita NF
East Fork 10,688 1984 FS Ozark-St Francis NF
Flatside 9,507 1984 FS Ouachita NF
Hurricane Creek 15,307 1984 FS Ozark-St Francis NF
Leatherwood 16,838 1984 FS Ozark-St Francis NF
Poteau Mountain 11,299 1984 FS Ouachita NF
Richland Creek 11,801 1984 FS Ozark-St Francis NF
Upper Buffalo 12,018 1975 FS Ozark-St Francis NF
State Total 153,654   back to State listup arrow
California
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Agua Tibia 15,933 1975 FS Cleveland NF
Ansel Adams 78,775 1964 FS Inyo NF
Ansel Adams 151,483 1964 FS Sierra NF
Ansel Adams 747 1964 NPS Devils Postpile NM
Argus Range 74,890 1994 BLM California Desert District
Big Maria Mountains 45,402 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bigelow Cholla Garden 13,547 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bighorn Mountain 26,702 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bighorn Mountain 11,800 1994 FS San Bernardino NF
Black Mountain 20,539 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bright Star 9,520 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bristol Mountains 70,028 1994 BLM California Desert District
Bucks Lake 23,958 1984 FS Plumas NF
Cadiz Dunes 19,308 1994 BLM California Desert District
Caribou 20,546 1964 FS Lassen NF
Carrizo Gorge 14,614 1994 BLM California Desert District
Carson-Iceberg 77,993 1984 FS Stanislaus NF
Carson-Iceberg 83,188 1984 FS Toiyabe NF
Castle Crags 8,627 1984 FS Shasta Trinity NF
Chanchelulla 8,200 1984 FS Shasta Trinity NF
Chemehuevi Mountains 85,810 1994 BLM California Desert District
Chimney Peak 13,700 1994 BLM California Desert District
Chuckwalla Mountains 84,614 1994 BLM California Desert District
Chumash 38,150 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Cleghorn Lakes 32,891 1994 BLM California Desert District
Clipper Mountain 33,905 1994 BLM California Desert District
Coso Range 50,520 1994 BLM California Desert District
Coyote Mountains 18,587 1994 BLM California Desert District
Cucamonga 4,200 1964 FS Angeles NF
Cucamonga 8,581 1964 FS San Bernardino NF
Darwin Falls 8,600 1994 BLM California Desert District
Dead Mountains 46,758 1994 BLM California Desert District
Death Valley 3,128,028 1994 NPS Death Valley NP
Desolation 63,475 1969 FS Eldorado NF
Dick Smith 67,800 1984 FS Los Padres NF
Dinkey Lakes 30,000 1984 FS Sierra NF
Domeland 93,781 1964 FS Sequoia NF
Domeland 36,300 1964 BLM California Desert District
El Paso Mountains 23,780 1994 BLM California Desert District
Emigrant 112,277 1975 FS Stanislaus NF
Farallon 141 1974 FWS Farallon NWR
Fish Creek Mountains 20,591 1994 BLM California Desert District
Funeral Mountains 25,697 1994 BLM California Desert District
Garcia 14,100 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Golden Trout 192,765 1978 FS Inyo NF
Golden Trout 110,746 1978 FS Sequoia NF
Golden Valley 37,700 1994 BLM California Desert District
Granite Chief 19,048 1984 FS Tahoe NF
Grass Valley 31,695 1994 BLM California Desert District
Hauser 7,547 1984 FS Cleveland NF
Havasu 3,195 1990 FWS Havasu NWR
Hollow Hills 22,037 1994 BLM California Desert District
Hoover 9,507 1964 FS Inyo NF
Hoover 39,094 1964 FS Toiyabe NF
Ibex 28,804 1994 BLM California Desert District
Imperial Refuge 5,836 1990 FWS Imperial NWR
Indian Pass 32,008 1994 BLM California Desert District
Inyo Mountains 172,020 1994 BLM California Desert District
Inyo Mountains 73,300 1994 FS Inyo NF
Ishi 41,099 1984 FS Lassen NF
Ishi 240 1984 BLM Redding Field Office
Jacumba 31,194 1994 BLM California Desert District
Jennie Lakes 10,289 1984 FS Sequoia NF
John Muir 228,366 1964 FS Inyo NF
John Muir 351,957 1964 FS Sierra NF
Joshua Tree 557,802 1976 NPS Joshua Tree NP
Kaiser 22,700 1976 FS Sierra NF
Kelso Dunes 144,262 1994 BLM California Desert District
Kiavah 40,290 1994 FS Sequoia NF
Kiavah 40,290 1994 BLM California Desert District
Kingston Range 199,444 1994 BLM California Desert District
Lassen Volcanic 78,982 1972 NPS Lassen Volcanic NP
Lava Beds 28,460 1972 NPS Lava Beds NM
Little Chuckwalla Mountains 27,390 1994 BLM California Desert District
Little Picacho 38,170 1994 BLM California Desert District
Machesna Mountain 19,760 1984 FS Los Padres NF
Machesna Mountain 120 1984 BLM Bakersfield District
Malpais Mesa 32,360 1994 BLM California Desert District
Manly Peak 16,105 1994 BLM California Desert District
Marble Mountain 241,744 1964 FS Klamath NF
Matilija 29,600 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Mecca Hills 26,036 1994 BLM California Desert District
Mesquite 44,865 1994 BLM California Desert District
Mojave 695,200 1994 NPS Mojave National Preserve
Mokelumne 60,154 1964 FS Eldorado NF
Mokelumne 22,267 1964 FS Stanislaus NF
Mokelumne 16,740 1964 FS Toiyabe NF
Monarch 24,152 1984 FS Sequoia NF
Monarch 20,744 1984 FS Sierra NF
Mt. Shasta 33,845 1984 FS Shasta Trinity NF
Newberry Mountains 20,304 1994 BLM California Desert District
Nopah Range 106,571 1994 BLM California Desert District
North Algodones Dunes 25,890 1994 BLM California Desert District
North Fork 7,999 1984 FS Six Rivers NF
North Mesquite Mountains 28,942 1994 BLM California Desert District
Old Woman Mountains 162,985 1994 BLM California Desert District
Orocopia Mountains 45,927 1994 BLM California Desert District
Otay Mountain 18,500 1999 BLM California Desert District
Owens Peak 74,060 1994 BLM California Desert District
Pahrump Valley 72,528 1994 BLM California Desert District
Palen/McCoy 212,982 1994 BLM California Desert District
Palo Verde Mountains 29,222 1994 BLM California Desert District
Phillip Burton 25,952 1976 NPS Point Reyes NSS
Picacho Peak 8,853 1994 BLM California Desert District
Pine Creek 13,480 1984 FS Cleveland NF
Pinnacles 15,985 1976 NPS Pinnacles NM
Piper Mountain 72,575 1994 BLM California Desert District
Piute Mountains 48,045 1994 BLM California Desert District
Red Buttes 16,150 1984 FS Rogue River NF
Resting Spring Range 76,280 1994 BLM California Desert District
Rice Valley 41,645 1994 BLM California Desert District
Riverside Mountains 24,029 1994 BLM California Desert District
Rodman Mountains 29,792 1994 BLM California Desert District
Russian 12,000 1984 FS Klamath NF
Sacatar Trail 51,900 1994 BLM California Desert District
Saddle Peak Hills 1,528 1994 BLM California Desert District
San Gabriel 36,118 1968 FS Angeles NF
San Gorgonio 56,722 1964 FS San Bernardino NF
San Gorgonio 37,942 1964 BLM California Desert District
San Jacinto 32,248 1964 FS San Bernardino NF
San Mateo Canyon 38,484 1984 FS Cleveland NF
San Rafael 197,380 1968 FS Los Padres NF
Santa Lucia 18,679 1978 FS Los Padres NF
Santa Lucia 1,733 1978 BLM Bakersfield District
Santa Rosa 13,787 1984 FS San Bernardino NF
Santa Rosa 56,345 1984 BLM California Desert District
Sawtooth Mountains 32,136 1994 BLM California Desert District
Sequoia-Kings Canyon 736,980 1984 NPS Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP
Sespe 219,700 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Sheep Mountain 39,482 1984 FS Angeles NF
Sheep Mountain 2,401 1984 FS San Bernardino NF
Sheephole Valley 186,673 1994 BLM California Desert District
Silver Peak 14,500 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Silver Peak 17,055 1992 FS Los Padres NF
Siskiyou 75,680 1984 FS Klamath NF
Siskiyou 5,300 1984 FS Siskiyou NF
Siskiyou 71,700 1984 FS Six Rivers NF
Snow Mountain 36,370 1984 FS Mendocino NF
South Nopah Range 17,036 1994 BLM California Desert District
South Sierra 31,865 1984 FS Inyo NF
South Sierra 28,219 1984 FS Sequoia NF
South Warner 70,614 1964 FS Modoc NF
Stateline 7,012 1994 BLM California Desert District
Stepladder Mountains 83,536 1994 BLM California Desert District
Surprise Canyon 29,180 1994 BLM California Desert District
Sylvania Mountains 17,820 1994 BLM California Desert District
Thousand Lakes 16,335 1964 FS Lassen NF
Trilobite 29,626 1994 BLM California Desert District
Trinity Alps 4,623 1984 BLM Ukiah Field Office
Trinity Alps 77,860 1984 FS Klamath NF
Trinity Alps 394,881 1984 FS Shasta Trinity NF
Trinity Alps 25,400 1984 FS Six Rivers NF
Turtle Mountains 177,136 1994 BLM California Desert District
Ventana 202,178 1969 FS Los Padres NF
Ventana 37,110 1969 FS Los Padres NF
Ventana 400 1969 BLM Hollister Field Office
Whipple Mountains 76,032 1994 BLM California Desert District
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 7,145 1964 BLM Ukiah Field Office
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 98,323 1964 FS Mendocino NF
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 10,813 1964 FS Six Rivers NF
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel 37,560 1964 FS Shasta Trinity NF
Yosemite 704,624 1984 NPS Yosemite NP
State Total 14,084,882   back to State listup arrow
Colorado
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Black Canyon of the Gunnison 15,599 1976 NPS Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
Black Ridge Canyons 70,319 2000 BLM Grand Junction Field Office
Buffalo Peaks 43,410 1993 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Byers Peak 8,913 1993 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Cache La Poudre 9,258 1980 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Collegiate Peaks 48,996 1980 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Collegiate Peaks 82,936 1980 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Collegiate Peaks 35,482 1980 FS White River NF
Comanche Peak 66,791 1980 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Eagles Nest 133,311 1976 FS White River NF
Flat Tops 38,870 1975 FS Routt NF
Flat Tops 196,344 1975 FS White River NF
Fossil Ridge 31,539 1993 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Great Sand Dunes 75,225 1976 NPS Great Sand Dunes NM
Greenhorn Mountain 22,858 1993 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Gunnison Gorge 17,700 1999 BLM Uncompaghre Field Office
Holy Cross 9,518 1980 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Holy Cross 113,366 1980 FS White River NF
Hunter-Fryingpan 82,026 1978 FS White River NF
Indian Peaks 2,917 1978 NPS Rocky Mountain NP
Indian Peaks 70,599 1978 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Indian Peaks 3,000 1978 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
James Peak 14,000 2002 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
La Garita 79,822 1964 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
La Garita 49,037 1964 FS Rio Grande NF
Lizard Head 20,918 1980 FS San Juan NF
Lizard Head 20,391 1980 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Lost Creek 119,790 1980 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Maroon Bells-Snowmass 19,528 1964 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Maroon Bells-Snowmass 161,984 1964 FS White River NF
Mesa Verde 8,500 1976 NPS Mesa Verde NP
Mount Evans 40,274 1980 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Mount Evans 34,127 1980 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Mount Massive 2,560 1980 FWS Leadville NFH
Mount Massive 27,980 1980 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Mount Sneffels 16,566 1980 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Mount Zirkel 159,935 1964 FS Routt NF
Neota 9,657 1980 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Neota 267 1980 FS Routt NF
Never Summer 14,431 1980 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Never Summer 6,659 1980 FS Routt NF
Platte River 743 1984 FS Routt NF
Powderhorn 13,395 1993 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Powderhorn 48,115 1993 BLM Montrose District
Ptarmigan Peak 12,594 1993 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Raggeds 48,600 1980 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Raggeds 16,793 1980 FS White River NF
Rawah 71,606 1964 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Rawah 1,462 1964 FS Routt NF
Sangre de Cristo 93,728 1993 FS Rio Grande NF
Sangre de Cristo 92,640 1993 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Sarvis Creek 45,190 1993 FS Routt NF
South San Juan 87,847 1980 FS Rio Grande NF
South San Juan 70,943 1980 FS San Juan NF
Spanish Peaks 17,855 2000 FS Pike-San Isabel NF
Uncompahgre 3,390 1980 BLM Montrose District
Uncompahgre 99,331 1980 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
Vasquez Peak 12,986 1993 FS Arapaho-Roosevelt NF
Weminuche 164,715 1975 FS Rio Grande NF
Weminuche 323,495 1975 FS San Juan NF
West Elk 176,412 1964 FS Grand Mesa Uncomp Gun NF
State Total 3,387,243   back to State listup arrow
Florida
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Alexander Springs 7,941 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Big Gum Swamp 13,660 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Billies Bay 3,092 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Bradwell Bay 24,602 1975 FS NFs In Florida
Cedar Keys 379 1972 FWS Cedar Keys NWR
Chassahowitzka 23,578 1976 FWS Chassahowitzka NWR
Florida Keys 1,900 1975 FWS Great White Heron NWR
Florida Keys 2,019 1975 FWS Key West NWR
Florida Keys 2,278 1975 FWS National Key Deer Refuge
Island Bay 20 1970 FWS Island Bay NWR
J.N. ''Ding'' Darling 2,619 1976 FWS J.N. ''Ding'' Darling NWR
Juniper Prairie 14,277 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Lake Woodruff 1,146 1976 FWS Lake Woodruff NWR
Little Lake George 2,833 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1,296,500 1978 NPS Everglades NP
Mud Swamp/New River 8,090 1984 FS NFs In Florida
Passage Key 36 1970 FWS Passage Key NWR
Pelican Island 5 1970 FWS Pelican Island NWR
St. Marks 17,350 1975 FWS St. Marks NWR
State Total 1,422,325   back to State listup arrow
Georgia
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Big Frog 89 1984 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Blackbeard Island 3,000 1975 FWS Blackbeard Island NWR
Blood Mountain 7,800 1991 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Brasstown 12,896 1986 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Cohutta 35,268 1975 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Cumberland Island 8,840 1982 NPS Cumberland Island NSS
Ellicott Rock 2,021 1975 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Mark Trail 16,400 1991 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Okefenokee 353,981 1974 FWS Okefenokee NWR
Raven Cliffs 9,115 1986 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Rich Mountain 9,476 1986 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Southern Nantahala 11,770 1984 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Tray Mountain 9,702 1986 FS Chattahoochee-Oconee NF
Wolf Island 5,126 1975 FWS Wolf Island NWR
State Total 485,484   back to State listup arrow
Hawaii
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Haleakala 24,719 1976 NPS Haleakala NP
Hawaii Volcanoes 130,790 1978 NPS Hawaii Volcanoes NP
State Total 155,509   back to State listup arrow
Idaho
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Craters of the Moon 43,243 1970 NPS Craters of the Moon NM
Frank Church-River of No Return 193,703 1980 FS Bitterroot NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 332,891 1980 FS Boise NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 515,421 1980 FS Challis NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 110,773 1980 FS Nezperce NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 791,675 1980 FS Payette NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 421,433 1980 FS Salmon NF
Frank Church-River of No Return 802 1980 BLM Coeur d'Alene Field Office
Gospel-Hump 205,796 1978 FS Nezperce NF
Hells Canyon 59,900 1975 FS Nezperce NF
Hells Canyon 23,911 1975 FS Payette NF
Sawtooth 150,071 1972 FS Boise NF
Sawtooth 12,020 1972 FS Challis NF
Sawtooth 54,997 1972 FS Sawtooth NF
Selway-Bitterroot 270,321 1964 FS Bitterroot NF
Selway-Bitterroot 259,165 1964 FS Clearwater NF
Selway-Bitterroot 559,531 1964 FS Nezperce NF
State Total 4,005,653   back to State listup arrow
Illinois
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Bald Knob 5,863 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Bay Creek 2,866 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Burden Falls 3,671 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Clear Springs 4,730 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Crab Orchard 4,050 1976 FWS Crab Orchard NWR
Garden of the Gods 3,990 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Lusk Creek 6,838 1990 FS Shawnee NF
Panther Den 774 1990 FS Shawnee NF
State Total 32,782   back to State listup arrow
Indiana
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Charles C. Deam 12,945 1982 FS Hoosier NF
State Total 12,945   back to State listup arrow
Kentucky
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Beaver Creek 4,753 1975 FS Daniel Boone NF
Clifty 12,642 1985 FS Daniel Boone NF
State Total 17,395   back to State listup arrow
Louisiana
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Breton 5,000 1975 FWS Breton NWR
Kisatchie Hills 8,679 1980 FS Kisatchie NF
Lacassine 3,345 1976 FWS Lacassine NWR
State Total 17,024   back to State listup arrow
Maine
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Caribou-Speckled Mountain 12,000 1990 FS White Mountain NF
Moosehorn 2,712 1970 FWS Moosehorn NWR
Moosehorn (Baring Unit) 4,680 1975 FWS Moosehorn NWR
State Total 19,392   back to State listup arrow
Massachusetts
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Monomoy 2,420 1970 FWS Monomoy NWR
State Total 2,420   back to State listup arrow
Michigan
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Big Island Lake 5,856 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
Delirium 11,870 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
Horseshoe Bay 3,790 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
Huron Islands 147 1970 FWS Huron NWR
Isle Royale 132,018 1976 NPS Isle Royale NP
Mackinac 12,230 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
McCormick 16,850 1987 FS Ottawa NF
Michigan Islands 12 1970 FWS Michigan Islands NWR
Nordhouse Dunes 3,450 1987 FS Huron Manistee NF
Rock River Canyon 4,640 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
Round Island 378 1987 FS Hiawatha NF
Seney 25,150 1970 FWS Seney NWR
Sturgeon River Gorge 14,500 1987 FS Ottawa NF
Sylvania 18,327 1987 FS Ottawa NF
State Total 249,218   back to State listup arrow
Minnesota
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Agassiz 4,000 1976 FWS Agassiz NWR
Boundary Waters Canoe Area 809,772 1964 FS Superior NF
Tamarac 2,180 1976 FWS Tamarac NWR
State Total 815,952   back to State listup arrow
Mississippi
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Black Creek 5,052 1984 FS NFs In Mississippi
Gulf Islands 4,080 1978 NPS Gulf Islands NSS
Leaf 994 1984 FS NFs In Mississippi
State Total 10,126   back to State listup arrow
Missouri
Bell Mountain 8,977 1980 FS Mark Twain NF
Devils Backbone 6,595 1980 FS Mark Twain NF
Hercules-Glades 12,314 1976 FS Mark Twain NF
Irish 16,277 1984 FS Mark Twain NF
Mingo 7,730 1976 FWS Mingo NWR
Paddy Creek 7,019 1983 FS Mark Twain NF
Piney Creek 8,112 1980 FS Mark Twain NF
Rockpile Mountain 4,089 1980 FS Mark Twain NF
State Total 71,113    
Montana
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Absaroka-Beartooth 345,599 1978 FS Custer NF
Absaroka-Beartooth 574,744 1978 FS Gallatin NF
Anaconda Pintler 117,453 1964 FS Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF
Anaconda Pintler 41,162 1964 FS Bitterroot NF
Bob Marshall 709,356 1964 FS Flathead NF
Bob Marshall 300,000 1964 FS Lewis & Clark NF
Cabinet Mountains 44,320 1964 FS Idaho Panhandle NF
Cabinet Mountains 49,952 1964 FS Kootenai NF
Gates of the Mountains 28,562 1964 FS Helena NF
Great Bear 286,700 1978 FS Flathead NF
Lee Metcalf 107,694 1983 FS Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF
Lee Metcalf 140,594 1983 FS Gallatin NF
Lee Metcalf 6,000 1983 BLM Butte District
Medicine Lake 11,366 1976 FWS Medicine Lake NWR
Mission Mountains 73,877 1975 FS Flathead NF
Rattlesnake 32,976 1980 FS Lolo NF
Red Rock Lakes 32,350 1976 FWS Red Rock Lakes NWR
Scapegoat 80,697 1972 FS Helena NF
Scapegoat 84,407 1972 FS Lewis & Clark NF
Scapegoat 74,832 1972 FS Lolo NF
Selway-Bitterroot 241,676 1964 FS Bitterroot NF
Selway-Bitterroot 9,767 1964 FS Lolo NF
UL Bend 20,819 1976 FWS UL Bend NWR
Welcome Creek 28,135 1978 FS Lolo NF
State Total 3,443,038   back to State listup arrow
Nebraska
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Fort Niobrara 4,635 1976 FWS Fort Niobrara NWR
Soldier Creek 7,794 1986 FS Nebraska NF
State Total 12,429   back to State listup arrow
Nevada
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Alta Toquima 38,000 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Arc Dome 115,000 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Arrow Canyon 27,530 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Black Canyon 17,220 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Black Rock Desert 314,829 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Boundary Peak 10,000 1989 FS Inyo NF
Bridge Canyon 7,761 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Calico Mountains 64,984 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Currant Mountain 36,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
Death Valley 125,000 1994 NPS Death Valley NP
East Fork High Rock Canyon 52,617 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
East Humboldts 37,797 1989 FS Humboldt NF
Eldorado 5,700 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Eldorado 26,250 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Grant Range 50,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
High Rock Canyon 46,464 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
High Rock Lake 59,094 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Ireteba 10,446 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Ireteba 22,299 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Jarbidge 113,167 1964 FS Humboldt NF
Jimbilnan 18,879 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Jumbo Springs 4,631 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
La Madre Mountain 27,879 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
La Madre Mountain 19,301 2002 FS Toiyabe NF
Lime Canyon 23,233 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Little High Rock Canyon 48,353 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mt. Charleston 43,000 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Mt. Charleston 2,142 1989 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Mt. Charleston 11,456 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Mt. Moriah 6,435 1989 BLM Ely District
Mt. Moriah 70,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
Mt. Rose 28,121 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Muddy Mountains 3,521 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Muddy Mountains 44,498 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Nellis Wash 16,423 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
North Black Rock Range 30,647 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
North Jackson Mountains 23,438 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
North McCullough 14,763 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Pahute Peak 56,890 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Pinto Valley 39,173 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Quinn Canyon 27,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
Rainbow Mountain 4,686 2002 FS Toiyabe NF
Rainbow Mountain 20,311 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Ruby Mountains 90,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
Santa Rosa - Paradise Peak 31,000 1989 FS Humboldt NF
South Jackson Mountains 54,535 2000 BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
South McCullough 44,245 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Spirit Mountain 605 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
Spirit Mountain 32,913 2002 NPS Lake Mead NRA
Table Mountain 98,000 1989 FS Toiyabe NF
Wee Thump Joshua Tree 6,050 2002 BLM Las Vegas Field Office
State Total 2,122,286   back to State listup arrow
New Hampshire
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Great Gulf 5,552 1964 FS White Mountain NF
Pemigewasset 45,000 1984 FS White Mountain NF
Presidential Range-Dry River 27,380 1975 FS White Mountain NF
Sandwich Range 25,000 1984 FS White Mountain NF
State Total 102,932   back to State listup arrow
New Jersey
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Brigantine 6,681 1975 FWS Edwin B. Forsythe NWR
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 3,660 1968 FWS Great Swamp NWR
State Total 10,341   back to State listup arrow
New Mexico
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Aldo Leopold 202,016 1980 FS Gila NF
Apache Kid 44,626 1980 FS Cibola NF
Bandelier 23,267 1976 NPS Bandelier NM
Bisti/De-Na-Zin 38,381 1984 BLM Farmington Field Office
Blue Range 28,104 1980 FS Apache-Sitgreaves NF
Blue Range 1,200 1980 FS Gila NF
Bosque del Apache 30,287 1975 FWS Bosque del Apache NWR
Capitan Mountains 34,658 1980 FS Lincoln NF
Carlsbad Caverns 33,125 1978 NPS Carlsbad Caverns NP
Cebolla 61,500 1987 BLM Albuquerque Field Office
Chama River Canyon 2,900 1978 FS Carson NF
Chama River Canyon 47,400 1978 FS Santa Fe NF
Cruces Basin 18,000 1980 FS Carson NF
Dome 5,200 1980 FS Santa Fe NF
Gila 558,014 1964 FS Gila NF
Latir Peak 20,000 1980 FS Carson NF
Manzano Mountain 36,875 1978 FS Cibola NF
Pecos 24,736 1964 FS Carson NF
Pecos 198,597 1964 FS Santa Fe NF
Salt Creek 9,621 1970 FWS Bitter Lake NWR
San Pedro Parks 41,132 1964 FS Santa Fe NF
Sandia Mountain 37,877 1978 FS Cibola NF
West Malpais 39,400 1987 BLM Albuquerque Field Office
Wheeler Peak 19,661 1964 FS Carson NF
White Mountain 48,266 1964 FS Lincoln NF
Withington 19,000 1980 FS Cibola NF
State Total 1,623,843   back to State listup arrow
New York
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Fire Island 1,363 1980 NPS Fire Island NSS
State Total 1,363   back to State listup arrow
North Carolina
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Birkhead Mountains 5,025 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Catfish Lake South 8,530 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Ellicott Rock 3,394 1975 FS NFs In North Carolina
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock 13,562 1975 FS NFs In North Carolina
Linville Gorge 11,786 1964 FS NFs In North Carolina
Middle Prong 7,460 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Pocosin 11,709 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Pond Pine 1,685 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Sheep Ridge 9,297 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Shining Rock 18,483 1964 FS NFs In North Carolina
Southern Nantahala 11,703 1984 FS NFs In North Carolina
Swanquarter 8,785 1976 FWS Swanquarter NWR
State Total 111,419   back to State listup arrow
North Dakota
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Chase Lake 4,155 1975 FWS Chase Lake NWR
Lostwood 5,577 1975 FWS Lostwood NWR
Theodore Roosevelt 29,920 1978 NPS Theodore Roosevelt NP
State Total 39,652   back to State listup arrow
Ohio
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
West Sister Island 77 1975 FWS West Sister Island NWR
State Total 77   back to State listup arrow
Oklahoma
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Black Fork Mountain 4,789 1984 FS Ouachita NF
Upper Kiamichi River 9,754 1988 FS Ouachita NF
Wichita Mountains 8,570 1970 FWS Wichita Mountains NWR
State Total 23,113   back to State listup arrow
Oregon
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Badger Creek 24,000 1984 FS Mt. Hood NF
Black Canyon 13,400 1984 FS Ochoco NF
Boulder Creek 19,100 1984 FS Umpqua NF
Bridge Creek 5,400 1984 FS Ochoco NF
Bull of the Woods 27,427 1984 FS Mt. Hood NF
Cummins Creek 9,173 1984 FS Siuslaw NF
Diamond Peak 34,413 1964 FS Deschutes NF
Diamond Peak 19,772 1964 FS Willamette NF
Drift Creek 5,798 1984 FS Siuslaw NF
Eagle Cap 350,461 1964 FS Wallowa Whitman NF
Gearhart Mountain 22,809 1964 FS Fremont NF
Grassy Knob 17,200 1984 FS Siskiyou NF
Hells Canyon 1,038 1975 BLM Vale District
Hells Canyon 130,095 1975 FS Wallowa Whitman NF
Kalmiopsis 179,755 1964 FS Siskiyou NF
Mark O. Hatfield 39,000 1984 FS Mt. Hood NF
Menagerie 4,800 1984 FS Willamette NF
Middle Santiam 7,500 1984 FS Willamette NF
Mill Creek 17,400 1984 FS Ochoco NF
Monument Rock 12,620 1984 FS Malheur NF
Monument Rock 7,030 1984 FS Wallowa Whitman NF
Mount Hood 47,160 1964 FS Mt. Hood NF
Mount Jefferson 32,734 1968 FS Deschutes NF
Mount Jefferson 5,021 1968 FS Mt. Hood NF
Mount Jefferson 69,253 1968 FS Willamette NF
Mount Thielsen 7,107 1984 FS Deschutes NF
Mount Thielsen 21,593 1984 FS Umpqua NF
Mount Thielsen 25,567 1984 FS Winema NF
Mount Washington 14,116 1964 FS Deschutes NF
Mount Washington 38,622 1964 FS Willamette NF
Mountain Lakes 23,071 1964 FS Winema NF
North Fork John Day 107,058 1984 FS Umatilla NF
North Fork John Day 14,294 1984 FS Wallowa Whitman NF
North Fork Umatilla 20,435 1984 FS Umatilla NF
Opal Creek 20,667 1998 FS Willamette NF
Oregon Islands 575 1970 FWS Oregon Islands NWR
Red Buttes 350 1984 FS Rogue River NF
Red Buttes 3,400 1984 FS Siskiyou NF
Rock Creek 7,486 1984 FS Siuslaw NF
Rogue-Umpqua Divide 6,850 1984 FS Rogue River NF
Rogue-Umpqua Divide 26,350 1984 FS Umpqua NF
Salmon-Huckleberry 44,560 1984 FS Mt. Hood NF
Sky Lakes 75,695 1984 FS Rogue River NF
Sky Lakes 40,605 1984 FS Winema NF
Steens Mountain 170,025 2000 BLM Burns District
Strawberry Mountain 69,350 1964 FS Malheur NF
Table Rock 5,500 1984 BLM Salem District
Three Arch Rocks 15 1970 FWS Three Arch Rocks NWR
Three Sisters 94,370 1964 FS Deschutes NF
Three Sisters 192,338 1964 FS Willamette NF
Waldo Lake 39,200 1984 FS Willamette NF
Wenaha-Tucannon 66,375 1978 FS Umatilla NF
Wild Rogue 10,160 1978 BLM Medford District
Wild Rogue 25,658 1978 FS Siskiyou NF
State Total 2,273,751   back to State listup arrow
Pennsylvania
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Allegheny Islands 368 1984 FS Allegheny NF
Hickory Creek 8,663 1984 FS Allegheny NF
State Total 9,031   back to State listup arrow
Puerto Rico
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Vieques 900 2001 FWS Vieques NWR
State Total 900   back to State listup arrow
South Carolina
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Cape Romain 29,000 1975 FWS Cape Romain NWR
Congaree Swamp National Monument 15,010 1988 NPS Congaree Swamp NM
Ellicott Rock 2,859 1975 FS Francis Marion-Sumter NF
Hell Hole Bay 2,125 1980 FS Francis Marion-Sumter NF
Little Wambaw Swamp 5,047 1980 FS Francis Marion-Sumter NF
Wambaw Creek 1,825 1980 FS Francis Marion-Sumter NF
Wambaw Swamp 4,815 1980 FS Francis Marion-Sumter NF
State Total 60,681   back to State listup arrow
South Dakota
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Badlands 64,144 1976 NPS Badlands NP
Black Elk 9,826 1980 FS Black Hills NF
Black Elk 3,600 1980 FS Black Hills NF
State Total 77,570   back to State listup arrow
Tennesee
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Bald River Gorge 3,721 1984 FS Cherokee NF
Big Frog 7,993 1984 FS Cherokee NF
Big Laurel Branch 6,332 1986 FS Cherokee NF
Citico Creek 16,226 1984 FS Cherokee NF
Cohutta 1,709 1975 FS Cherokee NF
Gee Creek 2,493 1975 FS Cherokee NF
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock 3,832 1975 FS Cherokee NF
Little Frog Mountain 4,666 1986 FS Cherokee NF
Pond Mountain 6,890 1986 FS Cherokee NF
Sampson Mountain 7,991 1986 FS Cherokee NF
Unaka Mountain 4,496 1986 FS Cherokee NF
State Total 66,349   back to State listup arrow
Texas
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Big Slough 3,455 1984 FS NFs In Texas
Guadalupe Mountains 46,850 1978 NPS Guadalupe Mountains NP
Indian Mounds 12,369 1984 FS NFs In Texas
Little Lake Creek 3,855 1984 FS NFs In Texas
Turkey Hill 5,473 1984 FS NFs In Texas
Upland Island 13,331 1984 FS NFs In Texas
State Total 85,333   back to State listup arrow
Utah
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Ashdown Gorge 7,043 1984 FS Dixie NF
Beaver Dam Mountains 2,600 1984 BLM Cedar City District
Black Ridge Canyons 5,120 2000 BLM Moab Field Office
Box-Death Hollow 25,751 1984 FS Dixie NF
Dark Canyon 47,116 1984 FS Manti-La Sal NF
Deseret Peak 25,212 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
High Uintas 276,175 1984 FS Ashley NF
High Uintas 180,530 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
Lone Peak 21,166 1978 FS Uinta NF
Lone Peak 8,922 1978 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
Mount Naomi 44,523 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
Mount Nebo 28,022 1984 FS Uinta NF
Mount Olympus 15,300 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
Mount Timpanogos 10,518 1984 FS Uinta NF
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs 20,000 1984 BLM Cedar City District
Pine Valley Mountain 50,232 1984 FS Dixie NF
Twin Peaks 11,396 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
Wellsville Mountain 22,986 1984 FS Wasatch-Cache NF
State Total 802,612   back to State listup arrow
Vermont
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Big Branch 6,720 1984 FS Green Mountain NF
Breadloaf 21,480 1984 FS Green Mountain NF
Bristol Cliffs 3,738 1975 FS Green Mountain NF
George D. Aiken 5,060 1984 FS Green Mountain NF
Lye Brook 15,503 1975 FS Green Mountain NF
Peru Peak 6,920 1984 FS Green Mountain NF
State Total 59,421   back to State listup arrow
Virginia
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Barbours Creek 4 1988 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Barbours Creek 5,378 1988 FS Jefferson NF
Beartown 5,609 1984 FS Jefferson NF
James River Face 8,886 1975 FS Jefferson NF
Kimberling Creek 5,542 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Lewis Fork 5,618 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Little Dry Run 2,858 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Little Wilson Creek 3,613 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Mountain Lake 8,314 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Peters Mountain 3,328 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Priest 5,963 2000 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Ramseys Draft 6,518 1984 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Rich Hole 6,450 1988 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Rough Mountain 9,300 1988 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Saint Mary's 9,835 1984 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Shawvers Run 101 1988 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Shawvers Run 3,366 1988 FS Jefferson NF
Shenandoah 79,579 1976 NPS Shenandoah NP
Three Ridges 4,608 2000 FS Geo. Washington-Jefferson NF
Thunder Ridge 2,344 1984 FS Jefferson NF
State Total 177,214   back to State listup arrow
Washington
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Alpine Lakes 117,862 1976 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Alpine Lakes 244,927 1976 FS Wenatchee NF
Boulder River 48,674 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Buckhorn 44,258 1984 FS Olympic NF
Clearwater 14,192 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Colonel Bob 11,961 1984 FS Olympic NF
Glacier Peak 283,252 1964 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Glacier Peak 287,321 1964 FS Wenatchee NF
Glacier View 3,123 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Goat Rocks 70,817 1964 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
Goat Rocks 36,201 1964 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Henry M. Jackson 74,940 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Henry M. Jackson 25,416 1984 FS Wenatchee NF
Indian Heaven 20,960 1984 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
Juniper Dunes 7,140 1984 BLM Spokane District
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 95,021 1984 FS Okanogan NF
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth 56,414 1984 FS Wenatchee NF
Mount Adams 46,353 1964 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
Mount Baker 117,528 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Mount Rainier 228,480 1988 NPS Mount Rainier
Mount Skokomish 13,015 1984 FS Olympic NF
Noisy-Diobsud 14,133 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Norse Peak 52,180 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Olympic 876,669 1988 NPS Olympic NP
Pasayten 108,336 1968 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Pasayten 421,141 1968 FS Okanogan NF
Salmo-Priest 29,386 1984 FS Colville NF
Salmo-Priest 11,949 1984 FS Idaho Panhandle NF
San Juan 353 1976 FWS San Juan Islands NWR
Stephen Mather 634,614 1988 NPS North Cascades NP
Tatoosh 15,750 1984 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
The Brothers 16,682 1984 FS Olympic NF
Trapper Creek 5,970 1984 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
Washington Islands 60 1970 FWS Copalis NWR
Washington Islands 125 1970 FWS Flattery Rocks NWR
Washington Islands 300 1970 FWS Quillayute Needles NWR
Wenaha-Tucannon 111,048 1978 FS Umatilla NF
William O. Douglas 15,596 1984 FS Gifford Pinchot NF
William O. Douglas 152,636 1984 FS Mt Baker-Snoqualmie NF
Wonder Mountain 2,349 1984 FS Olympic NF
State Total 4,317,132   back to State listup arrow
West Virginia
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Cranberry 35,864 1983 FS Monongahela NF
Dolly Sods 10,215 1975 FS Monongahela NF
Laurel Fork North 6,055 1983 FS Monongahela NF
Laurel Fork South 5,997 1983 FS Monongahela NF
Mountain Lake 2,721 1984 FS Jefferson NF
Otter Creek 20,000 1975 FS Monongahela NF
State Total 80,852   back to State listup arrow
Wisconsin
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Blackjack Springs 5,886 1978 FS Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Headwaters 18,188 1984 FS Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Porcupine Lake 4,292 1984 FS Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Rainbow Lake 6,583 1975 FS Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Whisker Lake 7,345 1978 FS Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
Wisconsin Islands 27 1970 FWS Gravel Island NWR
Wisconsin Islands 2 1970 FWS Green Bay NWR
State Total 42,323   back to State listup arrow
Wyoming
Wilderness Name Acreage Year Agency Administrative Unit
Absaroka-Beartooth 23,283 1978 FS Shoshone NF
Bridger 428,087 1964 FS Bridger-Teton NF
Cloud Peak 189,039 1984 FS Bighorn NF
Encampment River 10,124 1984 FS Medicine Bow NF
Fitzpatrick 198,525 1976 FS Shoshone NF
Gros Ventre 317,874 1984 FS Bridger-Teton NF
Huston Park 30,588 1984 FS Medicine Bow NF
Jedediah Smith 123,451 1984 FS Targhee NF
North Absaroka 350,488 1964 FS Shoshone NF
Platte River 22,749 1984 FS Medicine Bow NF
Popo Agie 101,870 1984 FS Shoshone NF
Savage Run 14,927 1978 FS Medicine Bow NF
Teton 585,238 1964 FS Bridger-Teton NF
Washakie 704,274 1964 FS Shoshone NF
Winegar Hole 10,715 1984 FS Targhee NF
State Total 3,111,232   back to State listup arrow
NWPS Total 105,695,176
 
Acronyms
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service
FS - Forest Service
NF - National Forest
NFH - National Fish Hatchery
NM - National Monument
NP - National Park
NPS - National Park Service
NSS - National Seashore
NWPS - National Wilderness Preservation System
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge		 back to State listup arrow
 
Adapted from National Atlas of the United States, 2004, National Wilderness Preservation System - Wall Map, Stock Number 101414 .