Four federal agencies of the United States government administer the U.S. Wilderness Areas, which includes 680 wilderness areas and 105,695,176 acres (427,733 km²). These agencies are: The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... The Wilderness Act protects exceptional undisturbed natural areas and scenery, such as in the Ansel Adams Wilderness On federal lands in the United States, Congress may designate a wilderness area under the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964. ... Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². ...

• United States Forest Service
• United States National Park Service
• United States Bureau of Land Management
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service

This is an area larger than the state of California or Iraq. In Alaska, there are 58,182,216 acres (235,455 km²) of wilderness. This represents about 56% of the wilderness area in the United States. The National Park Service (NPS) has oversight of 44 million acres (180,000 km²) of wilderness at 47 locations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has responsibility for nearly 21 million acres (85,000 km²) in 71 areas. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees more than 6.5 million acres (26,000 km²) at 177 unique sites. The Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service oversees nearly 35 million acres (142,000 km²) of wilderness areas in 407 areas. Some wilderness areas are managed by multiple agencies, so the above totals exceed the actual number of units (680) in the system. In addition, some of the 47 NPS areas with wilderness have multiple units designated as such (for example, Lake Mead National Recreation Area). The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States government agency that deals with U.S. National Parks and U.S. National Monuments. ... US BLM logo The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers Americas public lands, totaling 262 million acres (1,060,000 km²) or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. ... The USFWS logo The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife. ... Lake Mead National Recreation Area is located in southern Nevada and northern Arizona. ...

Some areas are designated wilderness by state or tribal governments. These are not federal parks. See List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas. List of wilderness areas designated by U.S. state and tribal governments. ...

Wilderness Areas by State

Alabama

• Cheaha Wilderness
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness
• Sipsey Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 190 mi/306 km 330 mi/531 km 3. ... The 7,300 acre (30 km²) Cheaha Wilderness lies next to Cheaha State Park, near the Talladega Mountains in Alabama, United States. ... Dugger Mountain Wilderness is Alabamas third and newest wilderness area. ... The Sipsey Wilderness lies within Bankhead National Forest in northwestern Alabama. ...

Alaska

• Aleutian Islands Wilderness
• Andreafsky Wilderness
• Becharof Wilderness
• Bering Sea Wilderness
• Bogoslof Wilderness
• Chamisso Wilderness
• Chuck River Wilderness
• Coronation Island Wilderness
• Denali Wilderness
• Endicott River Wilderness
• Forrester Island Wilderness
• Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
• Glacier Bay Wilderness
• Hazy Islands Wilderness
• Innoko Wilderness
• Izembek Wilderness
• Karta River Wilderness
• Katmai Wilderness
• Kenai Wilderness
• Kobuk Valley Wilderness
• Kootznoowoo Wilderness
• Koyukuk Wilderness
• Kuiu Wilderness
• Lake Clark Wilderness
• Maurille Islands Wilderness
• Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
• Mollie Beattie Wilderness
• Noatak Wilderness
• Nunivak Wilderness
• Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness
• Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Wilderness
• Russell Fjord Wilderness
• Saint Lazaria Wilderness
• Selawik Wilderness
• Semidi Wilderness
• Simeonof Wilderness
• South Baranof Wilderness
• South Etolin Wilderness
• South Prince of Wales Wilderness
• Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
• Tebenkof Bay Wilderness
• Togiak Wilderness
• Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness
• Tuxedni Wilderness
• Unimak Wilderness
• Warren Island Wilderness
• West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness
• Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 808 mi / 1,300 km 1,479 mi / 2,380 km 13. ... Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Arregetch Peaks Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Glacier Bay Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Katmai Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Kobuk Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Lake Clark Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Noatak Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ...

Arizona

• Apache Creek Wilderness
• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
• Arrastra Mountains Wilderness
• Aubrey Peak Wilderness
• Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
• Bear Wallow Wilderness
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
• Big Horn Mountains Wilderness
• Cabeza Prieta Wilderness
• Castle Creek Wilderness
• Cedar Branch Wilderness
• Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness
• Chiricahua Wilderness
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness
• Coyote Mountains Wilderness
• Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness
• Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
• East Cactus Plain Wilderness
• Escudilla Wilderness
• Fishhooks Wilderness
• Fossil Springs Wilderness
• Four Peaks Wilderness
• Galiuro Wilderness
• Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness
• Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
• Granite Mountain Wilderness
• Harcurvar Mountains Wilderness
• Harquahala Mountains Wilderness
• Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
• Havasu Wilderness (see California entry)
• Hells Canyon Wilderness (Arizona)
• Hellsgate Wilderness
• Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
• Imperial Refuge Wilderness
• Juniper Mesa Wilderness
• Kachina Peaks Wilderness
• Kanab Creek Wilderness
• Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
• Kofa Wilderness
• Mazatzal Wilderness
• Miller Peak Wilderness
• Mount Baldy Wilderness
• Mount Logan Wilderness
• Mount Nutt Wilderness
• Mount Tipton Wilderness
• Mount Trumbull Wilderness
• Mount Wilson Wilderness
• Mount Wrightson Wilderness
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness
• Munds Mountain Wilderness
• Needle's Eye Wilderness
• New Water Mountains Wilderness
• North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
• North Santa Teresa Wilderness
• Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness
• Paiute Wilderness
• Pajarita Wilderness
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
• Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness
• Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area
• Pine Mountain Wilderness
• Pusch Ridge Wilderness
• Rawhide Mountains Wilderness
• Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness
• Redfield Canyon Wilderness
• Rincon Mountain Wilderness
• Saddle Mountain Wilderness
• Saguaro Wilderness
• Salome Wilderness
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness
• Santa Teresa Wilderness
• Sierra Ancha Wilderness
• Sierra Estrella Wilderness
• Signal Mountain Wilderness
• South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness
• Strawberry Crater Wilderness
• Superstition Wilderness
• Swansea Wilderness
• Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
• Table Top Wilderness
• Tres Alamos Wilderness
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness
• Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
• Wabayuma Peak Wilderness
• Warm Springs Wilderness
• West Clear Creek Wilderness
• Wet Beaver Wilderness
• White Canyon Wilderness
• Woodchute Wilderness
• Woolsey Peak Wilderness

State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Official languages English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Senators John McCain (R) Jon Kyl (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 0. ... The Cabeza Prieta Wilderness is located in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona in the United States. ... The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, U.S.A., within the arid Colorado Plateau region. ...

Arkansas

• Big Lake Wilderness
• Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
• Buffalo National River Wilderness
• Caney Creek Wilderness
• Dry Creek Wilderness
• East Fork Wilderness
• Flatside Wilderness
• Hurricane Creek Wilderness
• Leatherwood Wilderness
• Poteau Mountain Wilderness
• Richland Creek Wilderness
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 29th 137,732 km² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Black Fork Mountain Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. ...

California

• Agua Tibia Wilderness
• Ansel Adams Wilderness
• Argus Range Wilderness
• Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
• Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
• Bighorn Mountain Wilderness
• Black Mountain Wilderness
• Bright Star Wilderness
• Bristol Mountains Wilderness
• Bucks Lake Wilderness
• Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
• Caribou Wilderness
• Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
• Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
• Castle Crags Wilderness
• Chanchelulla Wilderness
• Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
• Chimney Peak Wilderness
• Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
• Chumash Wilderness
• Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
• Clipper Mountain Wilderness
• Coso Range Wilderness
• Coyote Mountains Wilderness
• Cucamonga Wilderness
• Darwin Falls Wilderness
• Dead Mountains Wilderness
• Death Valley Wilderness
• Desolation Wilderness
• Dick Smith Wilderness
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
• Domeland Wilderness
• El Paso Mountains Wilderness
• Emigrant Wilderness
• Farallon Wilderness
• Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
• Funeral Mountains Wilderness
• Garcia Wilderness
• Golden Trout Wilderness
• Golden Valley Wilderness
• Granite Chief Wilderness
• Grass Valley Wilderness
• Hauser Wilderness
• Havasu Wilderness
• Hollow Hills Wilderness
• Hoover Wilderness
• Ibex Wilderness
• Imperial Refuge Wilderness
• Indian Pass Wilderness
• Inyo Mountains Wilderness
• Ishi Wilderness
• Jacumba Wilderness
• Jennie Lakes Wilderness
• John Muir Wilderness
• Joshua Tree Wilderness
• Kaiser Wilderness
• Kelso Dunes Wilderness
• Kiavah Wilderness
• Kingston Range Wilderness
• Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
• Lava Beds Wilderness
• Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
• Little Picacho Wilderness
• Machesna Mountain Wilderness
• Malpais Mesa Wilderness
• Manly Peak Wilderness
• Marble Mountain Wilderness
• Matilija Wilderness
• Mecca Hills Wilderness
• Mesquite Wilderness
• Mojave Wilderness
• Mokelumne Wilderness
• Monarch Wilderness
• Mt. Shasta Wilderness
• Newberry Mountains Wilderness
• Nopah Range Wilderness
• North Algodones Dunes Wilderness
• North Fork Wilderness
• North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
• Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
• Orocopia Mountains Wilderness
• Otay Mountain Wilderness
• Owens Peak Wilderness
• Pahrump Valley Wilderness
• Palen/McCoy Wilderness
• Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness
• Phillip Burton Wilderness
• Picacho Peak Wilderness
• Pine Creek Wilderness
• Pinnacles Wilderness
• Piper Mountain Wilderness
• Piute Mountains Wilderness
• Red Buttes Wilderness
• Resting Spring Range Wilderness
• Rice Valley Wilderness
• Riverside Mountains Wilderness
• Rodman Mountains Wilderness
• Russian Wilderness
• Sacatar Trail Wilderness
• Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness
• San Gabriel Wilderness
• San Gorgonio Wilderness
• San Jacinto Wilderness
• San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
• San Rafael Wilderness
• Santa Lucia Wilderness
• Santa Rosa Wilderness
• Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
• Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness
• Sespe Wilderness
• Sheep Mountain Wilderness
• Sheephole Valley Wilderness
• Silver Peak Wilderness
• Siskiyou Wilderness
• Snow Mountain Wilderness
• South Nopah Range Wilderness
• South Sierra Wilderness
• South Warner Wilderness
• Stateline Wilderness
• Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
• Surprise Canyon Wilderness
• Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness
• Trilobite Wilderness
• Trinity Alps Wilderness
• Turtle Mountains Wilderness
• Ventana Wilderness
• Whipple Mountains Wilderness
• Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness
• Yosemite Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California,USA. The wilderness is part of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ... Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is found in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California in the United States. ... The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,690 acre (258 km²) wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. ... The El Paso Mountains Wilderness contains numerous reddish-colored buttes and dark, uplifted volcanic mesas dissected by narrow canyons. ... A stand of Mountain Hemlock in the Emigrant Wilderness The Emigrant Wilderness is a 113,000 acre (45,700 ha) wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest on the east, and California State Highway... Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness in springtime, with Mexican gold poppy The Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness is located about 25 miles west of Brawley, California and southeast of the Vallecito Mountains in the United States. ... The Granite Chief Wilderness Area is a 25,680 acre (104 km²) wilderness area of the Tahoe National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Lake Tahoe. ... Dunderberg Peak as seen from the Virginia Lakes Basin The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. ... Typical terrain in the John Muir Wilderness The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California, USA for approximately 100 miles (150 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ... The Little Picacho Wilderness is a a 38,170-acre (152. ... The majority of the Owens Peak Wilderness is comprised of the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ... San Gorgonio Wilderness is the home of some great hiking, backpacking and several 10,000+ feet peaks, including the highest peak in Southern California - Mount San Gorgonio - 11,502 feet (3506 meters). ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-tee, IPA ) is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. ...

Colorado

Colorado with Wilderness Areas highlighted in red

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
• Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
• Byers Peak Wilderness
• Cache La Poudre Wilderness
• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
• Comanche Peak Wilderness
• Eagles Nest Wilderness
• Flat Tops Wilderness
• Fossil Ridge Wilderness
• Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
• Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
• Gunnison Gorge Wilderness
• Holy Cross Wilderness
• Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
• Indian Peaks Wilderness
• James Peak Wilderness
• La Garita Wilderness
• Lizard Head Wilderness
• Lost Creek Wilderness
• Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
• Mesa Verde Wilderness
• Mount Evans Wilderness
• Mount Massive Wilderness
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness
• Neota Wilderness
• Never Summer Wilderness
• Platte River Wilderness
• Powderhorn Wilderness
• Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
• Raggeds Wilderness
• Rawah Wilderness
• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
• Sarvis Creek Wilderness
• South San Juan Wilderness
• Spanish Peaks Wilderness
• Uncompahgre Wilderness
• Vasquez Peak Wilderness
• Weminuche Wilderness
• West Elk Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 269,837 km² 451 km 612 km 0. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3500x2533, 3540 KB) A map of Colorado, with U.S. Wilderness Areas highlighted in red. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3500x2533, 3540 KB) A map of Colorado, with U.S. Wilderness Areas highlighted in red. ... The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness is a 168,000 acre area located in central Colorado between Leadville and Buena Vista to the east and Aspen to the west and Crested Butte to the southwest. ... The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is a U.S. Wilderness area located in White River National Forest in northwestern Colorado. ... The eponymous Lizard Head The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. ... The Lost Creek Wilderness is a 119,790 area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties south of the town of Bailey. ... The Mount Sneffels Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado, and is managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. ... Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area ia a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. ... The Platte River Wilderness is primarily located in south central Wyoming, with a small section extending into Colorado in the United States. ... The Powderhorn Wilderness is a 60,100 acre (243 km²) wilderness area in Hinsdale County, Colorado located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Lake City. ... The Uncompahgre Wilderness (formally called the Big Blue Wilderness) is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado, USA. It is managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. ...

Florida

• Alexander Springs Wilderness
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness
• Billies Bay Wilderness
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness
• Cedar Keys Wilderness
• Chassahowitzka Wilderness
• Florida Keys Wilderness
• Island Bay Wilderness
• J.N. Darling Wilderness
• Juniper Prairie Wilderness
• Lake Woodruff Wilderness
• Little Lake George Wilderness
• Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness
• Passage Key Wilderness
• Pelican Island Wilderness
• St. Marks Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...

Georgia

• Big Frog Wilderness
• Blackbeard Island Wilderness
• Blood Mountain Wilderness
• Brasstown Wilderness
• Cohutta Wilderness
• Cumberland Island Wilderness
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness
• Mark Trail Wilderness
• Okefenokee Wilderness
• Raven Cliffs Wilderness
• Rich Mountain Wilderness
• Southern Nantahala Wilderness
• Tray Mountain Wilderness
• Wolf Island Wilderness

Marsh on Cumberland Island, nearby Plum Orchard Plum Orchard Cumberland Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), authorized by Congress on October 23, 1972. ...

Hawaii

• Haleakala Wilderness
• Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness

Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...

Idaho

• Craters of the Moon National Wilderness
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
• Gospel Hump Wilderness
• Hells Canyon Wilderness
• Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
• Sawtooth Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 14th 216,632 km² 491 km 771 km 0. ... The Craters of the Moon National Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. ... The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area located in Idaho. ... The Gospel Hump Wilderness Area is located in the state of Idaho to the east of Riggins. ... The Hells Canyon Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. ... The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected area in the states of Idaho and Montana. ... The Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. ...

Illinois

• Bald Knob Wilderness
• Bay Creek Wilderness
• Burden Falls Wilderness
• Clear Springs Wilderness
• Crab Orchard Wilderness
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness
• Lusk Creek Wilderness
• Panther Den Wilderness

State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Official languages English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 4. ...

Indiana

• Charles C. Deam Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ...

Kentucky

• Beaver Creek Wilderness
• Clifty Wilderness

State nickname: Bluegrass State Official languages English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 1. ...

Louisiana

• Breton Wilderness
• Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
• Lacassine Wilderness

State nickname: Pelican State Official languages English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Senators Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 16 Population  - Total...

Maine

• Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
• Moosehorn (Baring Unit) Wilderness
• Moosehorn Wilderness

State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 13. ...

Massachusetts

• Monomoy Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 27,360 km² 305 km 80 km 25. ...

Michigan

• Big Island Lake Wilderness
• Delirium Wilderness
• Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
• Huron Islands Wilderness
• Isle Royale Wilderness
• Mackinac Wilderness
• McCormick Wilderness
• Michigan Islands Wilderness
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness
• Rock River Canyon Wilderness
• Round Island Wilderness
• Seney Wilderness
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness
• Sylvania Wilderness

Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 239 miles / 385 km 491 miles / 790 km 41. ...

Minnesota

• Agassiz Wilderness
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Tamarac Wilderness

State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA or BWCAW, sometimes casually referred to as the bee-dub) is a 1. ...

Mississippi

• Black Creek Wilderness
• Gulf Islands Wilderness
• Leaf Wilderness

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A view from Leaf River Wildlife Management Area east of Wiggins, Mississippi. ...

Missouri

• Bell Mountain Wilderness
• Devils Backbone Wilderness
• Hercules-Glades Wilderness
• Irish Wilderness
• Mingo Wilderness
• Paddy Creek Wilderness
• Piney Creek Wilderness
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness

State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ... The Irish Wilderness is a wilderness area in Oregon and Ripley Counties, Missouri, United States. ...

Montana

• Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
• Bob Marshall Wilderness
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
• Great Bear Wilderness
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness
• Medicine Lake Wilderness
• Mission Mountains Wilderness
• Rattlesnake Wilderness
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness
• Scapegoat Wilderness
• Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
• UL Bend Wilderness
• Welcome Creek Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 4th 381,156 km² 410 km 1,015 km 1 44°26 N to 49° N 104°2 W to 116°2 W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 44th 902,195 2. ... Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. ... The Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... Big Salmon Lake The Bob Marshall Wilderness is located in western Montana in the United States and is named after Bob Marshall (1901-1939), an early forester, conservationist and co-founder of The Wilderness Society. ... The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Gates of the Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Great Bear Wilderness is located in northern Montana, United States, within Lewis and Clark National Forest Created by an act of Congress in 1978, the wilderness is comprised of 286,700 acres (91,160 km²) and borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the north. ... The Lee Metcalf Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Medicine Lakes Wilderness is located in eastern Montana, in the United States. ... The Mission Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Rattlesnake Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Red Rock Lakes Wilderness is within the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Montana, United States. ... The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres (970 km²) spread across three different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected area in the states of Idaho and Montana. ... The UL Bend Wilderness comprises 20,819 acres (84 km²) and is located in the U.S. state of Montana within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. ... The Welcome Creek Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ...

Nebraska

• Fort Niobrara Wilderness
• Soldier Creek Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 16th 200,520 km² 340 km 690 km 0. ... The Fort Niobrara Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, near Valentine. ... Soldier Creek Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. ...

Nevada

• Alta Toquima Wilderness
• Arc Dome Wilderness
• Arrow Canyon Wilderness
• Big Rocks Wilderness
• Black Canyon Wilderness
• Black Rock Desert Wilderness
• Boundary Peak Wilderness
• Bridge Canyon Wilderness
• Calico Mountains Wilderness
• Clover Mountains Wilderness
• Currant Mountain Wilderness
• Death Valley Wilderness
• Delamar Mountains Wilderness
• East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• East Humboldts Wilderness
• Eldorado Wilderness
• Far South Egans Wilderness
• Fortification Range Wilderness
• Grant Range Wilderness
• High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• High Rock Lake Wilderness
• Ireteba Wilderness
• Jarbidge Wilderness
• Jimbilnan Wilderness
• Jumbo Springs Wilderness
• La Madre Mountain Wilderness
• Lime Canyon Wilderness
• Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
• Mormon Mountains Wilderness
• Mt. Charleston Wilderness
• Mt. Irish Wilderness
• Mt. Moriah Wilderness
• Mt. Rose Wilderness
• Muddy Mountains Wilderness
• Nellis Wash Wilderness
• North Black Rock Range Wilderness
• North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
• North McCullough Wilderness
• Pahute Peak Wilderness
• Parsnip Peak Wilderness
• Pinto Valley Wilderness
• Quinn Canyon Wilderness
• Rainbow Mountain Wilderness
• Ruby Mountains Wilderness
• Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
• South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
• South McCullough Wilderness
• South Pahroc Range Wilderness
• Spirit Mountain Wilderness
• Table Mountain Wilderness
• Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness

Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 519 km 788 km 0. ... Jarbidge Wilderness was the first wilderness area established in Nevada. ... The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area was created by the U.S. Congress in 1989 under the provisions allowed by the Wilderness Act of 1964. ...

New Hampshire

• Great Gulf Wilderness
• Pemigewasset Wilderness
• Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
• Sandwich Range Wilderness

State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ...

New Jersey

• Brigantine Wilderness
• Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ...

New Mexico

• Aldo Leopold Wilderness
• Apache Kid Wilderness
• Bandelier Wilderness
• Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
• Blue Range Wilderness
• Bosque del Apache Wilderness
• Capitan Mountains Wilderness
• Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
• Cebolla Wilderness
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness
• Cruces Basin Wilderness
• Dome Wilderness
• Gila Wilderness
• Latir Peak Wilderness
• Manzano Mountain Wilderness
• Ojito Wilderness
• Pecos Wilderness
• Salt Creek Wilderness
• San Pedro Parks Wilderness
• Sandia Mountain Wilderness
• West Malpais Wilderness
• Wheeler Peak Wilderness
• White Mountain Wilderness
• Withington Wilderness

State nickname: Land of Enchantment Official languages English and Spanish Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson (D) Senators Pete Domenici (R) Jeff Bingaman (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 315,194 km² 0. ... Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains the southeastern corner of New Mexico, Eddy County. ...

New York

• Fire Island Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

North Carolina

• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
• Linville Gorge Wilderness
• Middle Prong Wilderness
• Pocosin Wilderness
• Pond Pine Wilderness
• Sheep Ridge Wilderness
• Shining Rock Wilderness
• Southern Nantahala Wilderness
• Swanquarter Wilderness

State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Official languages English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 9. ...

North Dakota

• Chase Lake Wilderness
• Lostwood Wilderness
• Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 19th 183 272 km² 340 km 545 km 2. ... The Chase Lake Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and at 4,155 acres (1,681 ha), it covers the majority of the land area of Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. ... Lostwood Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ... Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ...

Ohio

• West Sister Island Wilderness

Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ...

Oklahoma

• Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
• Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness
• Wichita Mountains Wilderness

Oklahoma is a state in the southern United States, lying mostly in the lower Great Plains, and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... Black Fork Mountain Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. ... The Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Oregon

• Badger Creek Wilderness
• Black Canyon Wilderness
• Boulder Creek Wilderness
• Bridge Creek Wilderness
• Bull of the Woods Wilderness
• Cummins Creek Wilderness
• Diamond Peak Wilderness
• Drift Creek Wilderness
• Eagle Cap Wilderness
• Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
• Grassy Knob Wilderness
• Hells Canyon Wilderness
• Kalmiopsis Wilderness
• Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
• Menagerie Wilderness
• Middle Santiam Wilderness
• Mill Creek Wilderness
• Monument Rock Wilderness
• Mount Hood Wilderness
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness
• Mount Thielsen Wilderness
• Mount Washington Wilderness
• Mountain Lakes Wilderness
• North Fork John Day Wilderness
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness
• Opal Creek Wilderness
• Oregon Islands Wilderness
• Red Buttes Wilderness
• Rock Creek Wilderness
• Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness
• Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
• Sky Lakes Wilderness
• Steens Mountain Wilderness
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
• Table Rock Wilderness
• Three Arch Rocks Wilderness
• Three Sisters Wilderness
• Waldo Lake Wilderness
• Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
• Wild Rogue Wilderness

State nickname: Beaver State Official languages None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Senators Ron Wyden (D) Gordon Smith (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 2. ... The Drift Creek Wilderness is a small (5,798 acres) wilderness area in the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. ... The Hells Canyon Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. ... The Mount Hood Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Mount Hood National Forest. ... The eponymous Three Sisters The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon, east of Eugene and southeast of Portland. ...

Pennsylvania

• Allegheny Islands Wilderness
• Hickory Creek Wilderness

Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ...

South Carolina

• Cape Romain Wilderness
• Congaree National Park Wilderness
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness
• Hell Hole Bay Wilderness
• Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
• Wambaw Creek Wilderness
• Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

State nickname: Palmetto State Official languages English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Senators Lindsey Graham (R) Jim DeMint (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 40th 82,965 km² 6 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 26th 4,012,012 51. ... Congaree National Park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. ...

South Dakota

• Badlands Wilderness
• Black Elk Wilderness

Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 km² 340 km 610 km 1. ... The Badlands Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... The Black Elk Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ...

Tennessee

• Bald River Gorge Wilderness
• Big Frog Wilderness
• Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
• Citico Creek Wilderness
• Cohutta Wilderness
• Gee Creek Wilderness
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
• Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
• Pond Mountain Wilderness
• Sampson Mountain Wilderness
• Unaka Mountain Wilderness

State nickname: Volunteer State Official languages English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 2. ...

Texas

• Big Slough Wilderness
• Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
• Indian Mounds Wilderness
• Little Lake Creek Wilderness
• Turkey Hill Wilderness
• Upland Island Wilderness

Official language(s) None. ...

Utah

• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
• Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
• Dark Canyon Wilderness
• Deseret Peak Wilderness
• High Uintas Wilderness
• Lone Peak Wilderness
• Mount Naomi Wilderness
• Mount Nebo Wilderness
• Mount Olympus Wilderness
• Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
• Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness
• Twin Peaks Wilderness
• Wellsville Mountain Wilderness

Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by: Idaho (at 42°N) and Wyoming (at 41°N and 111°W) in the north, by Colorado (at 109°W) in the east, at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument... The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, U.S.A., within the arid Colorado Plateau region. ...

Vermont

• Big Branch Wilderness
• Breadloaf Wilderness
• Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
• George D. Aiken Wilderness
• Lye Brook Wilderness
• Peru Peak Wilderness

State nickname: The Green Mountain State Official languages None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators Patrick Leahy (D) Jim Jeffords (I) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 3. ...

Virginia

• Barbours Creek Wilderness
• Beartown Wilderness
• James River Face Wilderness
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness
• Lewis Fork Wilderness
• Little Dry Run Wilderness
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
• Mountain Lake Wilderness
• Peters Mountain Wilderness
• Priest Wilderness
• Ramseys Draft Wilderness
• Rich Hole Wilderness
• Rough Mountain Wilderness
• Saint Mary's Wilderness
• Shawvers Run Wilderness
• Shenandoah Wilderness
• Three Ridges Wilderness
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness

State nickname: Old Dominion Official languages English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 7. ...

Washington

• Alpine Lakes Wilderness
• Boulder River Wilderness
• Buckhorn Wilderness
• Clearwater Wilderness
• Colonel Bob Wilderness
• Glacier Peak Wilderness
• Glacier View Wilderness
• Goat Rocks Wilderness
• Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
• Indian Heaven Wilderness
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness
• Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
• Mount Adams Wilderness
• Mount Baker Wilderness
• Mount Rainier Wilderness
• Mount Skokomish Wilderness
• Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness
• Norse Peak Wilderness
• Pasayten Wilderness
• Olympic Wilderness
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness
• San Juan Wilderness
• Stephen Mather Wilderness
• Tatoosh Wilderness
• The Brothers Wilderness
• Trapper Creek Wilderness
• Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness
• Washington Islands Wilderness
• William O. Douglas Wilderness
• Wonder Mountain Wilderness

Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large, mountainous wilderness area in Washington, United States. ... Colonel Bob Wilderness is a 48 square km protected area located in the southwest corner of Olympic National Forest in Washington State. ... The Glacier Peak Wilderness, created by Congress in the original 1964 wilderness legislation, is located within portions of Chelan, Washington, and Skagit Counties in the North Cascades of Washington State, USA. The area, 572,000 acres (2315 km²) in size, 35 miles (56 kilometers) long and 20 miles (32 kilometers... Goat Rocks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Washington, United States. ... US Forest Service sign along the North Fork Skykomish Trail at the edge of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area. ... Lake-Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a 613 square km protected area located within Okanogan National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest in Washington State. ... Mount Baker Wilderness in northern Washington, USA, contains 117,500 acres (475 km²). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pasayten Wilderness is a 2143 square km protected area located within Okanogan National Forest in Washington State. ... Olympic Wilderness is a 3548 square km protected area comprising over 95% of Olympic National Park in Washington State. ...

West Virginia

• Cranberry Wilderness
• Dolly Sods Wilderness
• Laurel Fork North Wilderness
• Laurel Fork South Wilderness
• Mountain Lake Wilderness
• Otter Creek Wilderness

State nickname: Mountain State Official languages English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Senators Robert Byrd (D) Jay Rockefeller (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 0. ... The Cranberry Wilderness is a wilderness area in the southern part of the Monongahela National Forest in southeast West Virginia. ... The Dolly Sods Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, in the Monongahela National Forest, United States. ...

Wisconsin

• Blackjack Springs Wilderness
• Gaylord A. Nelson National Wilderness
• Headwaters Wilderness
• Porcupine Lake Wilderness
• Rainbow Lake Wilderness
• Whisker Lake Wilderness
• Wisconsin Islands Wilderness

Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ...

Wyoming

• Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
• Bridger Wilderness
• Cloud Peak Wilderness
• Encampment River Wilderness
• Fitzpatrick Wilderness
• Gros Ventre Wilderness
• Huston Park Wilderness
• Jedediah Smith Wilderness
• North Absaroka Wilderness
• Platte River Wilderness
• Popo Agie Wilderness
• Savage Run Wilderness
• Teton Wilderness
• Washakie Wilderness
• Winegar Hole Wilderness

State nickname: Equality State Official languages English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Senators Craig Thomas (R) Mike Enzi (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 0. ... Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. ... Gannett Peak in the Bridger Wilderness The Bridger Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. ... The Cloud Peak Wilderness is located in north central Wyoming in the United States. ... The Encampment River Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located in south central Wyoming in the United States. ... The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The Gros Ventre Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The Huston Park Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States. ... The Jedediah Smith Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The North Absaroka Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The Platte River Wilderness is primarily located in south central Wyoming, with a small section extending into Colorado in the United States. ... Popo Agie Wilderness is located within Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, United States. ... The Savage Run Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States. ... Teton Wilderness is located in Wyoming, United States. ... The Washakie Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The Winegar Hole Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ...

Wilderness Areas alphabetically

A

• Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
• Agassiz Wilderness
• Agua Tibia Wilderness
• Aldo Leopold Wilderness
• Aleutian Islands Wilderness
• Alexander Springs Wilderness
• Allegheny Islands Wilderness
• Alpine Lakes Wilderness
• Alta Toquima Wilderness
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
• Andreafsky Wilderness
• Ansel Adams Wilderness
• Apache Creek Wilderness
• Apache Kid Wilderness
• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
• Arc Dome Wilderness
• Argus Range Wilderness
• Arrastra Mountains Wilderness
• Arrow Canyon Wilderness
• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness
• Aubrey Peak Wilderness

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. ... The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large, mountainous wilderness area in Washington, United States. ... The Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California,USA. The wilderness is part of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ...

B

• Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
• Badger Creek Wilderness
• Badlands Wilderness
• Bald Knob Wilderness
• Bald River Gorge Wilderness
• Bandelier Wilderness
• Barbours Creek Wilderness
• Bay Creek Wilderness
• Bear Wallow Wilderness
• Beartown Wilderness
• Beaver Creek Wilderness
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
• Becharof Wilderness
• Bell Mountain Wilderness
• Bering Sea Wilderness
• Big Branch Wilderness
• Big Frog Wilderness
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness
• Big Island Lake Wilderness
• Big Lake Wilderness
• Big Laurel Branch Wilderness
• Big Maria Mountains Wilderness
• Big Rocks Wilderness
• Big Slough Wilderness
• Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
• Bighorn Mountains Wilderness
• Billies Bay Wilderness
• Birkhead Mountains Wilderness
• Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness
• Black Canyon Wilderness
• Black Creek Wilderness
• Black Elk Wilderness
• Black Fork Mountain Wilderness
• Black Mountain Wilderness
• Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness
• Black Rock Desert Wilderness
• Blackbeard Island Wilderness
• Blackjack Springs Wilderness
• Blood Mountain Wilderness
• Blue Range Wilderness
• Bob Marshall Wilderness
• Bogoslof Wilderness
• Bosque del Apache Wilderness
• Boulder Creek Wilderness
• Boulder River Wilderness
• Boundary Peak Wilderness
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness
• Brasstown Wilderness
• Breadloaf Wilderness
• Breton Wilderness
• Bridge Canyon Wilderness
• Bridge Creek Wilderness
• Bridger Wilderness
• Brigantine Wilderness
• Bright Star Wilderness
• Bristol Cliffs Wilderness
• Bristol Mountains Wilderness
• Buckhorn Wilderness
• Bucks Lake Wilderness
• Buffalo National River Wilderness
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
• Bull of the Woods Wilderness
• Burden Falls Wilderness
• Byers Peak Wilderness

The Badlands Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is found in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California in the United States. ... The Black Elk Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. ... Black Fork Mountain Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. ... Big Salmon Lake The Bob Marshall Wilderness is located in western Montana in the United States and is named after Bob Marshall (1901-1939), an early forester, conservationist and co-founder of The Wilderness Society. ... The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA or BWCAW, sometimes casually referred to as the bee-dub) is a 1. ... Gannett Peak in the Bridger Wilderness The Bridger Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. ...

C

• Cabeza Prieta Wilderness
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
• Cache La Poudre Wilderness
• Cadiz Dunes Wilderness
• Calico Mountains Wilderness
• Caney Creek Wilderness
• Cape Romain Wilderness
• Capitan Mountains Wilderness
• Caribou Wilderness
• Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness
• Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness
• Carrizo Gorge Wilderness
• Carson-Iceberg Wilderness
• Castle Crags Wilderness
• Castle Creek Wilderness
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness
• Cebolla Wilderness
• Cedar Branch Wilderness
• Cedar Keys Wilderness
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness
• Chamisso Wilderness
• Chanchelulla Wilderness
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness
• Chase Lake Wilderness
• Chassahowitzka Wilderness
• Cheaha Wilderness
• Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness
• Chimney Peak Wilderness
• Chiricahua Wilderness
• Chuck River Wilderness
• Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
• Chumash Wilderness
• Citico Creek Wilderness
• Clear Springs Wilderness
• Clearwater Wilderness
• Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness
• Clifty Wilderness
• Clipper Mountain Wilderness
• Cloud Peak Wilderness
• Clover Mountains Wilderness
• Cohutta Wilderness
• Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
• Colonel Bob Wilderness
• Comanche Peak Wilderness
• Congaree National Park Wilderness
• Coronation Island Wilderness
• Coso Range Wilderness
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness
• Coyote Mountains Wilderness
• Crab Orchard Wilderness
• Cranberry Wilderness
• Craters of the Moon National Wilderness
• Cruces Basin Wilderness
• Cucamonga Wilderness
• Cumberland Island Wilderness
• Cummins Creek Wilderness
• Currant Mountain Wilderness

The Cabeza Prieta Wilderness is located in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona in the United States. ... The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains the southeastern corner of New Mexico, Eddy County. ... The Chase Lake Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and at 4,155 acres (1,681 ha), it covers the majority of the land area of Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. ... The 7,300 acre (30 km²) Cheaha Wilderness lies next to Cheaha State Park, near the Talladega Mountains in Alabama, United States. ... The Cloud Peak Wilderness is located in north central Wyoming in the United States. ... The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness is a 168,000 acre area located in central Colorado between Leadville and Buena Vista to the east and Aspen to the west and Crested Butte to the southwest. ... Colonel Bob Wilderness is a 48 square km protected area located in the southwest corner of Olympic National Forest in Washington State. ... Congaree National Park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. ... The Cranberry Wilderness is a wilderness area in the southern part of the Monongahela National Forest in southeast West Virginia. ... The Craters of the Moon National Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. ... Marsh on Cumberland Island, nearby Plum Orchard Plum Orchard Cumberland Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), authorized by Congress on October 23, 1972. ...

D

• Dark Canyon Wilderness
• Darwin Falls Wilderness
• Dead Mountains Wilderness
• Death Valley Wilderness
• Delamar Mountains Wilderness
• Delirium Wilderness
• Denali Wilderness
• Deseret Peak Wilderness
• Desolation Wilderness
• Devils Backbone Wilderness
• Diamond Peak Wilderness
• Dick Smith Wilderness
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness
• Dolly Sods Wilderness
• Dome Wilderness
• Domeland Wilderness
• Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness
• Drift Creek Wilderness
• Dry Creek Wilderness
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness

Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,690 acre (258 km²) wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. ... The Dolly Sods Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, in the Monongahela National Forest, United States. ... The Drift Creek Wilderness is a small (5,798 acres) wilderness area in the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. ... Dugger Mountain Wilderness is Alabamas third and newest wilderness area. ...

E

• Eagle Cap Wilderness
• Eagles Nest Wilderness
• Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
• East Cactus Plain Wilderness
• East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• East Fork Wilderness
• East Humboldts Wilderness
• El Paso Mountains Wilderness
• Eldorado Wilderness
• Ellicott Rock Wilderness
• Emigrant Wilderness
• Encampment River Wilderness
• Endicott River Wilderness
• Escudilla Wilderness

The El Paso Mountains Wilderness contains numerous reddish-colored buttes and dark, uplifted volcanic mesas dissected by narrow canyons. ... A stand of Mountain Hemlock in the Emigrant Wilderness The Emigrant Wilderness is a 113,000 acre (45,700 ha) wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest on the east, and California State Highway... The Encampment River Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located in south central Wyoming in the United States. ...

F

• Far South Egans Wilderness
• Farallon Wilderness
• Fire Island Wilderness
• Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness
• Fishhooks Wilderness
• Fitzpatrick Wilderness
• Flat Tops Wilderness
• Flatside Wilderness
• Florida Keys Wilderness
• Forrester Island Wilderness
• Fort Niobrara Wilderness
• Fortification Range Wilderness
• Fossil Ridge Wilderness
• Fossil Springs Wilderness
• Four Peaks Wilderness
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
• Funeral Mountains Wilderness

Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness in springtime, with Mexican gold poppy The Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness is located about 25 miles west of Brawley, California and southeast of the Vallecito Mountains in the United States. ... The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... The Flat Tops Wilderness Area is a U.S. Wilderness area located in White River National Forest in northwestern Colorado. ... The Fort Niobrara Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, near Valentine. ... The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area located in Idaho. ...

G

• Galiuro Wilderness
• Garcia Wilderness
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness
• Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness
• Gaylord A. Nelson National Wilderness
• Gearhart Mountain Wilderness
• Gee Creek Wilderness
• George D. Aiken Wilderness
• Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness
• Gila Wilderness
• Glacier Bay Wilderness
• Glacier Peak Wilderness
• Glacier View Wilderness
• Goat Rocks Wilderness
• Golden Trout Wilderness
• Golden Valley Wilderness
• Gospel Hump Wilderness
• Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
• Granite Chief Wilderness
• Granite Mountain Wilderness
• Grant Range Wilderness
• Grass Valley Wilderness
• Grassy Knob Wilderness
• Great Bear Wilderness
• Great Gulf Wilderness
• Great Sand Dunes Wilderness
• Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness
• Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
• Gros Ventre Wilderness
• Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness
• Gulf Islands Wilderness
• Gunnison Gorge Wilderness

Arregetch Peaks Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... The Gates of the Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... Glacier Bay Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... The Glacier Peak Wilderness, created by Congress in the original 1964 wilderness legislation, is located within portions of Chelan, Washington, and Skagit Counties in the North Cascades of Washington State, USA. The area, 572,000 acres (2315 km²) in size, 35 miles (56 kilometers) long and 20 miles (32 kilometers... Goat Rocks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Washington, United States. ... The Gospel Hump Wilderness Area is located in the state of Idaho to the east of Riggins. ... The Granite Chief Wilderness Area is a 25,680 acre (104 km²) wilderness area of the Tahoe National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Lake Tahoe. ... The Great Bear Wilderness is located in northern Montana, United States, within Lewis and Clark National Forest Created by an act of Congress in 1978, the wilderness is comprised of 286,700 acres (91,160 km²) and borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the north. ... The Gros Ventre Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ...

H

• Haleakala Wilderness
• Harcurvar Mountains Wilderness
• Harquahala Mountains Wilderness
• Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
• Hauser Wilderness
• Havasu Wilderness
• Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness
• Hazy Islands Wilderness
• Headwaters Wilderness
• Hell Hole Bay Wilderness
• Hells Canyon Wilderness (Arizona)
• Hells Canyon Wilderness
• Hellsgate Wilderness
• Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
• Hercules-Glades Wilderness
• Hickory Creek Wilderness
• High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• High Rock Lake Wilderness
• High Uintas Wilderness
• Hollow Hills Wilderness
• Holy Cross Wilderness
• Hoover Wilderness
• Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
• Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
• Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
• Huron Islands Wilderness
• Hurricane Creek Wilderness
• Huston Park Wilderness

The Hells Canyon Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. ... US Forest Service sign along the North Fork Skykomish Trail at the edge of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area. ... Dunderberg Peak as seen from the Virginia Lakes Basin The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. ... The Huston Park Wilderness is located in south central Wyoming in the United States. ...

I

• Ibex Wilderness
• Imperial Refuge Wilderness
• Indian Heaven Wilderness
• Indian Mounds Wilderness
• Indian Pass Wilderness
• Indian Peaks Wilderness
• Innoko Wilderness
• Inyo Mountains Wilderness
• Ireteba Wilderness
• Irish Wilderness
• Ishi Wilderness
• Island Bay Wilderness
• Isle Royale Wilderness
• Izembek Wilderness

The Irish Wilderness is a wilderness area in Oregon and Ripley Counties, Missouri, United States. ...

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• J.N. Darling Wilderness
• Jacumba Wilderness
• James Peak Wilderness
• James River Face Wilderness
• Jarbidge Wilderness
• Jedediah Smith Wilderness
• Jennie Lakes Wilderness
• Jimbilnan Wilderness
• John Muir Wilderness
• Joshua Tree Wilderness
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
• Jumbo Springs Wilderness
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness
• Juniper Mesa Wilderness
• Juniper Prairie Wilderness

Jarbidge Wilderness was the first wilderness area established in Nevada. ... The Jedediah Smith Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... Typical terrain in the John Muir Wilderness The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California, USA for approximately 100 miles (150 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ...

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• Kachina Peaks Wilderness
• Kaiser Wilderness
• Kalmiopsis Wilderness
• Kanab Creek Wilderness
• Karta River Wilderness
• Katmai Wilderness
• Kelso Dunes Wilderness
• Kenai Wilderness
• Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
• Kiavah Wilderness
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness
• Kingston Range Wilderness
• Kisatchie Hills Wilderness
• Kobuk Valley Wilderness
• Kofa Wilderness
• Kootznoowoo Wilderness
• Koyukuk Wilderness
• Kuiu Wilderness

Katmai Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... Kobuk Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ...

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• La Garita Wilderness
• La Madre Mountain Wilderness
• Lacassine Wilderness
• Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness
• Lake Clark Wilderness
• Lake Woodruff Wilderness
• Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
• Latir Peak Wilderness
• Laurel Fork North Wilderness
• Laurel Fork South Wilderness
• Lava Beds Wilderness
• Leaf Wilderness
• Leatherwood Wilderness
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness
• Lewis Fork Wilderness
• Lime Canyon Wilderness
• Linville Gorge Wilderness
• Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
• Little Dry Run Wilderness
• Little Frog Mountain Wilderness
• Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
• Little Lake Creek Wilderness
• Little Lake George Wilderness
• Little Picacho Wilderness
• Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness
• Lizard Head Wilderness
• Lone Peak Wilderness
• Lost Creek Wilderness
• Lostwood Wilderness
• Lusk Creek Wilderness
• Lye Brook Wilderness

Lake-Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a 613 square km protected area located within Okanogan National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest in Washington State. ... Lake Clark Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. ... A view from Leaf River Wildlife Management Area east of Wiggins, Mississippi. ... The Lee Metcalf Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. ... The Little Picacho Wilderness is a a 38,170-acre (152. ... The eponymous Lizard Head The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. ... The Lost Creek Wilderness is a 119,790 area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties south of the town of Bailey. ... Lostwood Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ...

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• Machesna Mountain Wilderness
• Mackinac Wilderness
• Malpais Mesa Wilderness
• Manly Peak Wi