List of largest wilderness areas in the United States

This is a list of the largest wilderness areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States. It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km²). Statistics are as retrieved in September 2009 from Wilderness.net.[1] Where instances of multiple states or agencies occur, they are listed in descending order of included acreage. The last column lists the entities that the wilderness is entirely (in most cases) part of, or partially included in (minority of cases, usually involving parts of the wilderness that are in otherwise unnamed BLM lands). They are also listed in descending order of included acreage. Agency abbreviations: BLM = Bureau of Land Management; FS = Forest Service; FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service; NPS = National Park Service.

Name of wilderness State(s) Acreage Area: km² Agency / agencies Located entirely or partly in
Wrangell-Saint Elias WildernessAlaska9,078,67536,740.1NPSWrangell-St. Elias National Park
Mollie Beattie WildernessAlaska8,000,00032,374.9FWSArctic National Wildlife Refuge
Gates of the Arctic WildernessAlaska7,167,19229,004.6NPSGates of the Arctic National Park
Noatak WildernessAlaska5,765,42723,331.9NPSNoatak National Preserve
Katmai WildernessAlaska3,384,35813,696.0NPSKatmai National Park
Death Valley WildernessCalifornia / Nevada3,099,77012,544.3NPSDeath Valley National Park
Glacier Bay WildernessAlaska2,664,87610,784.4NPSGlacier Bay National Park
Lake Clark WildernessAlaska2,619,55010,600.9NPSLake Clark National Park
Frank Church-River of No Return WildernessIdaho2,366,7579,577.9FS / BLMPayette National Forest / Challis National Forest / Salmon National Forest / Boise National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest / Nez Perce National Forest
Togiak WildernessAlaska2,274,0669,202.8FWSTogiak National Wildlife Refuge
Misty Fjords National Monument WildernessAlaska2,142,4428,670.2FSMisty Fjords National Monument (Tongass National Forest)
Denali WildernessAlaska2,124,7838,598.7NPSDenali National Park
Kenai WildernessAlaska1,354,2475,480.4FWSKenai National Wildlife Refuge
Selway-Bitterroot WildernessIdaho / Montana1,340,5025,424.8FSNez Perce National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest / Clearwater National Forest / Lolo National Forest
Aleutian Islands WildernessAlaska1,300,0005,260.9FWSAleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Andreafsky WildernessAlaska1,300,0005,260.9FWSYukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Marjory Stoneman Douglas WildernessFlorida1,296,5005,246.7NPSEverglades National Park
Innoko WildernessAlaska1,240,0005,018.1FWSInnoko National Wildlife Refuge
Bob Marshall WildernessMontana1,009,3564,084.7FSFlathead National Forest / Lewis and Clark National Forest
Kootznoowoo WildernessAlaska956,2553,869.8FSAdmiralty Island National Monument (Tongass National Forest)
Absaroka-Beartooth WildernessMontana / Wyoming943,6263,818.7FSGallatin National Forest / Custer National Forest / Shoshone National Forest
Unimak WildernessAlaska910,0003,682.6FWSAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Olympic WildernessWashington876,6693,547.8NPSOlympic National Park
Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessMinnesota1,090,0004,411.1FSSuperior National Forest
Cabeza Prieta WildernessArizona803,4183,251.3FWSCabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Sequoia-Kings Canyon WildernessCalifornia768,2223,108.9NPSKings Canyon National Park / Sequoia National Park
Yosemite WildernessCalifornia704,6242,851.5NPSYosemite National Park
Washakie WildernessWyoming704,2742,850.1FSShoshone National Forest
Mojave WildernessCalifornia695,2002,813.4NPSMojave National Preserve
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror WildernessAlaska653,1792,643.3FSTongass National Forest
John Muir WildernessCalifornia650,7342,633.4FSSierra National Forest / Inyo National Forest
Stephen Mather WildernessWashington634,6142,568.2NPSNorth Cascades National Park / Ross Lake National Recreation Area / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Nunivak WildernessAlaska600,0002,428.1FWSYukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Joshua Tree WildernessCalifornia594,5022,405.9NPSJoshua Tree National Park
Teton WildernessWyoming585,2382,368.4FSTeton National Forest
Glacier Peak WildernessWashington570,5732,309.0FSWenatchee National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest
Gila WildernessNew Mexico558,0142,258.2FSGila National Forest
Pasayten WildernessWashington529,4772,142.7FSOkanogan National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest
Trinity Alps WildernessCalifornia525,6272,127.1FS / BLMTrinity National Forest / Shasta National Forest / Klamath National Forest / Six Rivers National Forest
Kofa WildernessArizona516,2002,089.0FWSKofa National Wildlife Refuge
Weminuche WildernessColorado488,2101,975.7FSSan Juan National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest
High Uintas WildernessUtah456,7051,848.2FSAshley National Forest / Wasatch National Forest
Stikine-LeConte WildernessAlaska448,9261,816.7FSTongass National Forest
Bridger WildernessWyoming428,0871,732.4FSBridger National Forest
Becharof WildernessAlaska400,0001,618.7FWSBecharof National Wildlife Refuge
Koyukuk WildernessAlaska400,0001,618.7FWSKoyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
Alpine Lakes WildernessWashington362,7891,468.2FSWenatchee National Forest / Snoqualmie National Forest
Okefenokee WildernessGeorgia353,9811,432.5FWSOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
North Absaroka WildernessWyoming350,4881,418.4FSShoshone National Forest
Eagle Cap WildernessOregon350,4611,418.3FSWallowa National Forest / Whitman National Forest
Russell Fjord WildernessAlaska348,7011,411.1FSTongass National Forest
South Baranof WildernessAlaska319,5681,293.2FSTongass National Forest
Gros Ventre WildernessWyoming317,8741,286.4FSTeton National Forest
Black Rock Desert WildernessNevada314,8291,274.1BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Organ Pipe Cactus WildernessArizona312,6001,265.0NPSOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument
Izembek WildernessAlaska307,9821,246.4FWSIzembek National Wildlife Refuge
Golden Trout WildernessCalifornia303,5111,228.3FSInyo National Forest / Sequoia National Forest
Three Sisters WildernessOregon286,7081,160.3FSWillamette National Forest / Deschutes National Forest
Great Bear WildernessMontana286,7001,160.2FSFlathead National Forest
Owyhee River WildernessIdaho267,3281,081.8BLM
West Chichagof-Yakobi WildernessAlaska265,2861,073.6FSTongass National Forest
Lee Metcalf WildernessMontana254,2881,029.1FS / BLMGallatin National Forest / Beaverhead National Forest
White Mountains WildernessCalifornia252,5971,022.2FS / BLMInyo National Forest
Mazatzal WildernessArizona252,3901,021.4FSTonto National Forest / Coconino National Forest
Semidi WildernessAlaska250,0001,011.7FWSAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Rocky Mountain National Park WildernessColorado249,3391,009.0NPSRocky Mountain National Park
Inyo Mountains WildernessCalifornia245,320992.8BLM / FSInyo National Forest
Marble Mountain WildernessCalifornia241,744978.3FSKlamath National Forest
Ventana WildernessCalifornia240,024971.3FS / BLMLos Padres National Forest
Selawik WildernessAlaska240,000971.2FWSSelawik National Wildlife Refuge
Scapegoat WildernessMontana239,936971.0FSLewis and Clark National Forest / Helena National Forest / Lolo National Forest
Palen/McCoy WildernessCalifornia235,627953.5BLM
Flat Tops WildernessColorado235,214951.9FSWhite River National Forest / Routt National Forest
Ansel Adams WildernessCalifornia231,533937.0FS / NPSSierra National Forest / Inyo National Forest / Devils Postpile National Monument
Mount Rainier WildernessWashington228,480924.6NPSMount Rainier National Park
Sangre de Cristo WildernessColorado228,044922.9FS / NPSSan Isabel National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest / Great Sand Dunes National Park
Pecos WildernessNew Mexico223,333903.8FSSanta Fe National Forest / Carson National Forest
Sespe WildernessCalifornia219,700889.1FSLos Padres National Forest
Sawtooth WildernessIdaho217,088878.5FSSawtooth National Recreation Area (Boise National Forest / Sawtooth National Forest / Challis National Forest)
Hells Canyon WildernessOregon / Idaho214,944869.8FS / BLMHells Canyon National Recreation Area (Wallowa National Forest / Nez Perce National Forest / Payette National Forest / Whitman National Forest)
Gospel Hump WildernessIdaho205,796832.8FSNez Perce National Forest
Aldo Leopold WildernessNew Mexico202,016817.5FSGila National Forest
Kingston Range WildernessCalifornia199,444807.1BLM
Fitzpatrick WildernessWyoming198,525803.4FSShoshone National Forest
San Rafael WildernessCalifornia197,380798.8FSLos Padres National Forest
High Peaks Wilderness New York 192,685 779.8 NYS DEC Adirondack Park
Cloud Peak WildernessWyoming189,039765.0FSBighorn National Forest
Sheephole Valley WildernessCalifornia186,673755.4BLM
Siskiyou WildernessCalifornia182,802739.8FSSix Rivers National Forest / Klamath National Forest / Siskiyou National Forest
Maroon Bells-Snowmass WildernessColorado181,512734.6FSWhite River National Forest / Gunnison National Forest
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel WildernessCalifornia180,877732.0FS / BLMMendocino National Forest / Trinity National Forest / Six Rivers National Forest
Kalmiopsis WildernessOregon179,755727.4FSSiskiyou National Forest
Wenaha-Tucannon WildernessWashington / Oregon177,423718.0FSUmatilla National Forest
Turtle Mountains WildernessCalifornia177,136716.8BLM
West Elk WildernessColorado176,412713.9FSGunnison National Forest
Kobuk Valley WildernessAlaska174,545706.4NPSKobuk Valley National Park
Steens Mountain WildernessOregon170,025688.1BLM
William O. Douglas WildernessWashington168,232680.8FSSnoqualmie National Forest / Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Collegiate Peaks WildernessColorado167,414677.5FSSan Isabel National Forest / Gunnison National Forest / White River National Forest
Old Woman Mountains WildernessCalifornia162,985659.6BLM
Carson-Iceberg WildernessCalifornia161,181652.3FSToiyabe National Forest / Stanislaus National Forest
Mount Zirkel WildernessColorado159,935647.2FSRoutt National Forest
Superstition WildernessArizona159,757646.5FSTonto National Forest
South San Juan WildernessColorado158,790642.6FSRio Grande National Forest / San Juan National Forest
Anaconda-Pintler WildernessMontana158,615641.9FSBeaverhead National Forest / Deerlodge National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest
Mormon Mountains WildernessNevada157,938639.2BLM
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth WildernessWashington151,435612.8FSOkanogan National Forest / Wenatchee National Forest
Kelso Dunes WildernessCalifornia144,262583.8BLM
Eagles Nest WildernessColorado133,471540.1FSWhite River National Forest
Isle Royale WildernessMichigan132,018534.3NPSIsle Royale National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes WildernessHawaii130,790529.3NPSHawaii Volcanoes National Park
Domeland WildernessCalifornia130,081526.4FS / BLMSequoia National Forest
Arrastra Mountain WildernessArizona129,800525.3BLM
La Garita WildernessColorado129,626524.6FSGunnison National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest
Hoover WildernessCalifornia128,421519.7FSToiyabe National Forest / Inyo National Forest
Zion WildernessUtah124,406503.5NPSZion National Park
Meadow Valley Range WildernessNevada123,488499.7BLM
Jedediah Smith WildernessWyoming123,451499.6FSTarghee National Forest
Holy Cross WildernessColorado122,884497.3FSWhite River National Forest / San Isabel National Forest
High Schells WildernessNevada121,497491.7FSHumboldt National Forest
North Fork John Day WildernessOregon121,352491.1FSUmatilla National Forest / Whitman National Forest
Lost Creek WildernessColorado119,790484.8FSPike National Forest
Mount Baker WildernessWashington117,528475.6FSMount Baker National Forest
Jim McClure–Jerry Peak WildernessIdaho116,898473.1FS / BLMSalmon-Challis National Forest
Sky Lakes WildernessOregon116,300470.6FSRogue River National Forest / Winema National Forest
Arc Dome WildernessNevada115,000465.4FSToiyabe National Forest
Warm Springs WildernessArizona112,400454.9BLM
Emigrant WildernessCalifornia112,277454.4FSStanislaus National Forest
Delamar Mountains WildernessNevada111,328450.5BLM
Jarbidge WildernessNevada111,087449.6FSHumboldt National Forest
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs WildernessArizona / Utah109,400442.7BLMVermilion Cliffs National Monument / Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Goat Rocks WildernessWashington107,018433.1FSGifford Pinchot National Forest / Snoqualmie National Forest
Mount Jefferson WildernessOregon107,008433.0FSWillamette National Forest / Deschutes National Forest / Mount Hood National Forest
Wild Sky WildernessWashington106,577431.3FSSnoqualmie National Forest
Nopah Range WildernessCalifornia106,571431.3BLM
Uncompahgre WildernessColorado102,721415.7FS / BLMUncompahgre National Forest
Popo Agie WildernessWyoming101,870412.3FSShoshone National Forest
Henry M. Jackson WildernessWashington100,356406.1FSSnoqualmie National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest / Wenatchee National Forest
Cedar Mountain WildernessUtah100,000404.7BLM
Mokelumne WildernessCalifornia99,161401.3FSEldorado National Forest / Stanislaus National Forest / Toiyabe National Forest
Endicott River WildernessAlaska98,729399.5FSTongass National Forest
Eagletail Mountains WildernessArizona97,880396.1BLM
Chuckwalla Mountains WildernessCalifornia97,429394.3BLM
San Gorgonio WildernessCalifornia94,664383.1FS / BLMSan Bernardino National Forest
Cabinet Mountains WildernessMontana94,272381.5FSKootenai National Forest / Kaniksu National Forest
Ruby Mountains WildernessNevada93,090376.7FSHumboldt National Forest
Table Mountain WildernessNevada92,600374.7FSToiyabe National Forest
South Prince of Wales WildernessAlaska90,968368.1FSTongass National Forest
Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds WildernessIdaho90,769367.3FS / BLMSawtooth National Forest
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers WildernessIdaho89,996364.2BLM
Mt. Moriah WildernessNevada89,790363.4FS / BLMHumboldt National Forest
Paiute WildernessArizona87,900355.7BLMGrand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
Chiricahua WildernessArizona87,700354.9FSCoronado National Forest
Chemehuevi Mountains WildernessCalifornia85,810347.3BLM
Clover Mountains WildernessNevada85,748347.0BLM
Stepladder Mountains WildernessCalifornia83,536338.1BLM
South Etolin WildernessAlaska82,619334.3FSTongass National Forest
Hunter-Fryingpan WildernessColorado82,026331.9FSWhite River National Forest
Bering Sea WildernessAlaska81,340329.2FWSAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Kiavah WildernessCalifornia81,247328.8BLM / FSSequoia National Forest
Shenandoah WildernessVirginia79,579322.0NPSShenandoah National Park
Lassen Volcanic WildernessCalifornia78,982319.6NPSLassen Volcanic National Park
Mount Grafton WildernessNevada78,754318.7BLM
Indian Peaks WildernessColorado77,711314.5FS / NPSArapaho National Forest / Roosevelt National Forest / Rocky Mountain National Park
Galiuro WildernessArizona76,317308.8FSCoronado National Forest
Resting Spring Range WildernessCalifornia76,280308.7BLM
Whipple Mountains WildernessCalifornia76,032307.7BLM
Black Ridge Canyons WildernessColorado / Utah75,439305.3BLMMcInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
Argus Range WildernessCalifornia74,890303.1BLM
Mount Evans WildernessColorado74,401301.1FSArapaho National Forest / Pike National Forest
Chuck River WildernessAlaska74,298300.7FSTongass National Forest
Owens Peak WildernessCalifornia74,060299.7BLM
Mission Mountains WildernessMontana73,877299.0FSFlathead National Forest
Rawah WildernessColorado73,068295.7FSRoosevelt National Forest / Routt National Forest
Piper Mountain WildernessCalifornia72,575293.7BLM
Pahrump Valley WildernessCalifornia72,528293.5BLM
Santa Rosa WildernessCalifornia72,259292.4BLM / FSSan Bernardino National Forest
Saguaro WildernessArizona70,905286.9NPSSaguaro National Park
South Warner WildernessCalifornia70,614285.8FSModoc National Forest
Kanab Creek WildernessArizona70,460285.1FS / BLMKaibab National Forest
Bristol Mountains WildernessCalifornia70,028283.4BLM
Strawberry Mountain WildernessOregon69,350280.6FSMalheur National Forest
Highland Ridge WildernessNevada68,627277.7BLM
Hemingway–Boulders WildernessIdaho67,998275.2FSSawtooth National Forest
Dick Smith WildernessCalifornia67,800274.4FSLos Padres National Forest
Mount Hood WildernessOregon67,320272.4FSMt. Hood National Forest
South Egan Range WildernessNevada67,214272.0BLM
Tebenkof Bay WildernessAlaska66,812270.4FSTongass National Forest
Comanche Peak WildernessColorado66,791270.3FSRoosevelt National Forest
Dominguez Canyon WildernessColorado66,280268.2BLMDominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Raggeds WildernessColorado65,393264.6FSGunnison National Forest / White River National Forest
Calico Mountains WildernessNevada64,984263.0BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mark O. Hatfield WildernessOregon64,960262.9FSMt. Hood National Forest
Badlands WildernessSouth Dakota64,144259.6NPSBadlands National Park
Woolsey Peak WildernessArizona64,000259.0BLM
Desolation WildernessCalifornia63,475256.9FSEldorado National Forest
North Maricopa Mountains WildernessArizona63,200255.8BLMSonoran Desert National Monument
Powderhorn WildernessColorado62,050251.1BLM / FSGunnison National Forest
Cebolla WildernessNew Mexico61,500248.9BLM
Salmon-Huckleberry WildernessOregon61,340248.2FSMt. Hood National Forest
Four Peaks WildernessArizona61,074247.2FSTonto National Forest
Kuiu WildernessAlaska60,581245.2FSTongass National Forest
South Maricopa Mountains WildernessArizona60,100243.2BLMSonoran Desert National Monument
South Sierra WildernessCalifornia60,084243.2FSInyo National Forest / Sequoia National Forest
Snow Mountain WildernessCalifornia60,076243.1FSMendocino National Forest
High Rock Lake WildernessNevada59,094239.1BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mount Charleston WildernessNevada57,442232.5FS / BLMSpring Mountains National Recreation Area (Toiyabe National Forest)
Pusch Ridge WildernessArizona56,933230.4FSCoronado National Forest
Pahute Peak WildernessNevada56,890230.2BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Sycamore Canyon WildernessArizona55,937226.4FSPrescott National Forest / Coconino National Forest / Kaibab National Forest
South Jackson Mountains WildernessNevada54,535220.7BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mount Thielsen WildernessOregon54,267219.6FSWinema National Forest / Umpqua National Forest / Deschutes National Forest
Diamond Peak WildernessOregon54,185219.3FSDeschutes National Forest / Willamette National Forest
Yuki WildernessCalifornia53,887218.1FS / BLMMendocino National Forest
Big Jacks Creek WildernessIdaho52,826213.8BLM
Mount Washington WildernessOregon52,738213.4FSWillamette National Forest / Deschutes National Forest
East Fork High Rock Canyon WildernessNevada52,617212.9BLMBlack Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Grant Range WildernessNevada52,600212.9FSHumboldt National Forest
Norse Peak WildernessWashington52,180211.2FSSnoqualmie National Forest
Sacatar Trail WildernessCalifornia51,900210.0BLM
Weepah Spring WildernessNevada51,480208.3BLM
Little Jacks Creek WildernessIdaho50,929206.1BLM
Orocopia Mountains WildernessCalifornia50,562204.6BLM
Coso Range WildernessCalifornia50,520204.4BLM
Chama River Canyon WildernessNew Mexico50,300203.6FSSanta Fe National Forest / Carson National Forest
Petrified Forest National Wilderness AreaArizona50,260203.4NPSPetrified Forest National Park
Pine Valley Mountain WildernessUtah50,232203.3FSDixie National Forest

See also

References

  1. "Wilderness.net search page". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
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