Sheep Mountain Wilderness

Sheep Mountain Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Sheep Mountain Wilderness

Map of the United States

Location Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, California, United States
Nearest city Glendora, California
Coordinates 34°13′48″N 117°38′10″W / 34.23000°N 117.63611°W / 34.23000; -117.63611Coordinates: 34°13′48″N 117°38′10″W / 34.23000°N 117.63611°W / 34.23000; -117.63611
Area 41,883 acres (169 km2)
Established 1984 (1984)
Governing body United States Forest Service
Big Horn Mine

Sheep Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area of 41,883 acres (169 km2)[1] within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and managed by the Angeles National Forest. It is within Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, southern California.

The U.S. Congress passed the California Wilderness Act of 1984, which created this wilderness area and added it to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The wilderness includes Iron Mountain, an 8,007 ft (2,441 m) peak.

Recreation

Notable hiking in the area includes Heaton Flat along the East Fork of the San Gabriel River to Bridge to Nowhere. Also popular for hikes is the trail to the 277-acre (1.12 km2) Big Horn Mine, which was purchased from the owner in 2006 by the Wilderness Land Trust, and incorporated into the wilderness after being transferred to the US Forest Service.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilderness.net Sheep Mountain Wilderness page. Accessed Jan. 8, 2009
  2. ↑ Wilderness Land Trust's page on Big Horn Mine. Accessed Jan.8, 2009


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