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Protected wilderness area in California, United States Not to be confused with White Mountain Wilderness, in New Mexico.

White Mountains Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Montgomery Peak (right) and the White Mountains (foreground) in the White Mountains Wilderness
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LocationInyo and Mono counties, California, United States
Coordinates37°37′03″N 118°12′13″W / 37.6175802°N 118.2036229°W / 37.6175802; -118.2036229
Area228,454 acres (92,452 ha)
EstablishedMarch 30, 2009
AdministratorU.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management

The White Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the White Mountains of California, United States. It was established by Congress in 2009 with a total of 228,454 acres (924.52 km). The wilderness is largely managed by the Inyo National Forest, with 24,162 acres (9,778 ha) managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

The wilderness covers the White Mountains along the eastern boundary of California, from Boundary Peak in the north, south almost to Bishop. The wilderness includes White Mountain Peak, but excludes the roads to the south of the peak.

Signs placed at the entrance of the wilderness near the trail to White Mountain Peak were initially misspelled "White Mountain Wilderness", the name of another wilderness area in New Mexico.

References

  1. "Protected Planet | White Mountains". Protected Planet. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "White Mountains Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "White Mountains Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  4. "White Mountains Wilderness". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. "White Mountains Wilderness". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  6. "White Mountain Peak". Will White.
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