List of Oregon Wildernesses
List of Oregon Wildernesses lists all 47 designated wildernesses in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wilderness name | acres | designated | administered by | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Badger Creek | 24,000 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Black Canyon | 13,400 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Boulder Creek | 19,100 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Bridge Creek | 5,400 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Bull of the Woods | 27,427 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Clackamas | 9,470 | 2009 | USFS | [4] |
Copper Salmon | 13,700 | 2009 | USFS | [5] |
Cummins Creek | 9,173 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Diamond Peak | 54,185 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Drift Creek | 5,798 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Eagle Cap | 350,461 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Gearhart Mountain | 22,809 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Grassy Knob | 17,200 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Hells Canyon | 214,944 (total) 131,133 (Oregon) | 1984, 1975 | BLM+USFS | [1][4] |
Kalmiopsis | 179,755 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Lower White River | 2,870 | 2009 | BLM+USFS | [1][4] |
Mark O. Hatfield | 39,000 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Menagerie | 4,800 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Middle Santiam | 7,500 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Mill Creek | 17,400 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Monument Rock | 19,650 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Mount Hood | 47,160 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Mount Jefferson | 107,008 | 1968 | USFS | [4] |
Mount Thielsen | 54,267 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Mount Washington | 52,738 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Mountain Lakes | 23,071 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
North Fork John Day | 121,352 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
North Fork Umatilla | 20,435 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Opal Creek | 20,733 | 1996 | USFS | [4] |
Oregon Islands | 925.06 | 1996 November 12, 1970 October 23, 1978 October 11 | USFWS | [2] |
Oregon Badlands | 29,301 | 2009 | BLM | [5] |
Red Buttes | 19,940 (total) 3,750 (Oregon) | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Roaring River | 36,500 | 2009 | USFS | [6] |
Rock Creek | 7,486 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Rogue–Umpqua Divide | 33,200 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Salmon–Huckleberry | 44,560 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Sky Lakes | 116,300 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Soda Mountain | 23,000 | 2009 | BLM | [5] |
Spring Basin | 6,382 | 2009 | BLM | [5] |
Steens Mountain | 170,025 | 2000 October 30 | BLM | [1] |
Strawberry Mountain | 69,350 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Table Rock | 5,500 | 1984 June 26 | BLM | [4] |
Three Arch Rocks | 15 | 1970 October 23 | USFWS+USFS | [2][4] first NWR west of Mississippi 1907 |
Three Sisters | 286,708 | 1964 | USFS | [4] |
Waldo Lake | 39,200 | 1984 | USFS | [4] |
Wenaha–Tucannon | 177,423 (total) 66,375 (Oregon) | 1978 | USFS | [4] |
Wild Rogue | 35,818 | 1978 February 24 | BLM+USFS | [3] |
Total (acres) | 2,395,390.06 (Oregon) | 2,606,439.06 (total) | ||
Total (square miles) | 3742.8 (Oregon) | 4072.56 (total) | ||
Total (square km) | 9693.84 (Oregon) | 10547.93 (total) |
References
- "Wilderness Database Details, October 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness.net- Wilderness Areas by State
- Places - USFS History - Forest History Society
- "Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009". Library of Congress THOMAS. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- Preusch, Matthew (April 6, 2009). "No cars, no roads, no kidding". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
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