Soda Mountain Wilderness | |
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IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
Soda Mountain and its wilderness area | |
Location | Jackson County, Oregon, United States |
Nearest city | Ashland, Oregon |
Coordinates | 42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°W / 42.0366096106; -122.462374498 |
Area | 24,100 acres (9,753 ha) |
Established | 2009 |
Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
The Soda Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument located in the U.S. state of Oregon adjacent to the California state border. The wilderness area was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009. The wilderness encompasses many mountains, including Boccard Point.
See also
References
- "Soda Mountain Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- "Wilderness bill expands protections for Oregon, other states". The Oregonian. Associated Press. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- "Obama signs public lands reform bill". CNN. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
External links
- Soda Mountain Wilderness - Oregon Wild
- Soda Mountain Wilderness Area - BLM page
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