Deep Creek Wilderness

Deep Creek Wilderness is a 3,284-acre (13.3 km²) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. Together with the Deep Creek North Wilderness it protects 7,546-acre (30.5 km²). It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to northeastern corner of Zion National Park, it encompasses and protects much of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Wild & Scenic Virgin River.[3] Deep Creek Wilderness is bordered by the Zion Wilderness to the south.

Deep Creek Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location	Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest city	Cedar City, UT
Coordinates	37.3887°N 112.9357°W / 37.3887; -112.9357[1]
Area	3,284 acres (13.3 km²)
Established	March 30, 2009
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management

References

"Deep Creek Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
"Deep Creek Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
Virgin River, Utah Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

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National Historic Park	Golden Spike
National Recreation Area	Flaming Gorge Glen Canyon
National Historic Trail	Mormon Pioneer
National Forests	Ashley Caribou-Targhee Dixie Fishlake Manti-La Sal Sawtooth Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
Forest Service areas	Desert Biosphere Reserve
National Wildlife Refuges	Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Fish Springs Ouray
National Conservation Areas	Beaver Dam Wash Red Cliffs
BLM National Monuments	Bears Ears Grand Staircase–Escalante Jurassic National Monument
U.S. Wilderness Areas	Ashdown Gorge Beartrap Canyon Beaver Dam Mountains Black Ridge Canyons Blackridge Box-Death Hollow Canaan Mountain Cedar Mountain Cottonwood Canyon Cottonwood Forest Cougar Canyon Dark Canyon Deep Creek Deep Creek North Deseret Peak Doc's Pass Goose Creek High Uintas LaVerkin Creek Lone Peak Mount Naomi Mount Nebo Mount Olympus Mount Timpanogos Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Pine Valley Mountain Red Butte Red Mountains Slaughter Creek Taylor Creek Twin Peaks Wellsville Mountain Zion
Wild and Scenic River	Virgin River

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