This is a list of the largest wilderness areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System

National Wilderness Preservation System

The National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States protects federally managed land areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act upon the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964...

 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 website. 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

Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...

; FS = Forest Service

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...

; FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service; NPS = National Park Service

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

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Name of Wilderness	State(s)	Acreage	Area: km²	Agency / Agencies	Located entirely or partly in
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. At , it is the largest designated U.S. Wilderness Area, and lies within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, the largest national park in the United States...	Alaska	9,078,675	36,740.1	NPS	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Mollie Beattie Wilderness Mollie Beattie Wilderness The Mollie Beattie Wilderness is located in the northeastern section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is the second-largest designated wilderness area in the United States, after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. It has an area of approximately , and comprises over 40 percent of the...	Alaska	8,000,000	32,374.9	FWS	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States. It consists of in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge...
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness Gates of the Arctic Wilderness Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located in the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, it is in area, the third-largest designated wilderness area in the United States .-History and Introduction:When the wilderness activist, Bob...	Alaska	7,167,192	29,004.6	NPS	Gates of the Arctic National Park
Noatak Wilderness Noatak Wilderness The Noatak Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Noatak National Preserve. Together with neighboring Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, Noatak National Preserve, more than , protects almost the entirety of the largest untouched river basin in America, that of the...	Alaska	5,765,427	23,331.9	NPS	Noatak National Preserve Noatak National Preserve The Noatak National Preserve is an United States National Preserve in northwestern Alaska that was established to protect the Noatak River Basin...
Katmai Wilderness Katmai Wilderness The Katmai Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Katmai National Park and Preserve. Today 15 active volcanoes line Shelikof Strait, which separates Katmai National Park and Preserve from Kodiak Island. Katmai protects this volcanic "laboratory" and, equally...	Alaska	3,384,358	13,696.0	NPS	Katmai National Park
Death Valley Wilderness	California / Nevada	3,099,770	12,544.3	NPS	Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada in the arid Great Basin of the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes,...
Glacier Bay Wilderness Glacier Bay Wilderness Glacier Bay Wilderness is a wilderness area in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It consists of the park section of 3.28-million-acre Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve...	Alaska	2,664,876	10,784.4	NPS	Glacier Bay National Park
Lake Clark Wilderness	Alaska	2,619,550	10,600.9	NPS	Lake Clark National Park
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness The Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area in Idaho. It was created in 1980 by the United States Congress as the River of No Return Wilderness Area, and renamed in 1984 as the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area in honor of U.S...	Idaho	2,366,757	9,577.9	FS / BLM	Payette National Forest Payette National Forest The Payette National Forest, is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres of federally managed lands...  / Challis National Forest / Salmon National Forest / Boise National Forest Boise National Forest The Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...  / Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.587 million acres in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, of the United States. It is located primarily in Ravalli County, Montana , but also has acreage in Idaho County, Idaho , and Missoula County, Montana .Founded in 1898, the forest is located in the...  / Nez Perce National Forest Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is located in Idaho County in central western Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Palouse region, and on the south and west by the Clearwater National Forest. It has a total area of...
Togiak Wilderness Togiak Wilderness Togiak Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Dillingham and Bethel Census Areas in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. At , it occupies the northern half of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge...	Alaska	2,274,066	9,202.8	FWS	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Dominated by the Ahklun Mountains in the north and the cold waters of Bristol Bay to the south, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge confronts the traveler with a kaleidoscope of landscapes. The natural forces that have shaped this land range from the violent and powerful to the geologically patient...
Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness	Alaska	2,142,442	8,670.2	FS	Misty Fjords National Monument Misty Fjords National Monument Misty Fiords National Monument is a National Monument and Wilderness Area administered by the US Department of Agriculture United States Forest Service 40 miles east of Ketchikan, Alaska, along the Inside Passage coast in extreme southeastern Alaska and covering 2,294,343 acres of Tongass...  (Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home... )
Denali Wilderness	Alaska	2,124,783	8,598.7	NPS	Denali National Park
Kenai Wilderness	Alaska	1,354,247	5,480.4	FWS	Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Kenai National Wildlife Refuge The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92 million acre wildlife preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. The refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act...
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the states of Idaho and Montana, in the northwestern United States.At 1.3 million acres , it is one of the largest designated wilderness areas in the United States . It spans the Bitterroot Mountain Range, on the border between...	Idaho / Montana	1,340,502	5,424.8	FS	Nez Perce National Forest Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is located in Idaho County in central western Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Palouse region, and on the south and west by the Clearwater National Forest. It has a total area of...  / Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.587 million acres in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, of the United States. It is located primarily in Ravalli County, Montana , but also has acreage in Idaho County, Idaho , and Missoula County, Montana .Founded in 1898, the forest is located in the...  / Clearwater National Forest Clearwater National Forest Clearwater National Forest is located in North Central Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, and on the south and west by the Nez Perce National Forest and Palouse Prairie.]The forest...  / Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest is located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. The forest spans 2 million acres and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat and the Bob Marshall Wilderness are partially within the forest while the Welcome Creek and...
Aleutian Islands Wilderness Aleutian Islands Wilderness The Aleutian Islands Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. It is part of the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.-External links:*** by Marla...	Alaska	1,300,000	5,260.9	FWS	Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Andreafsky Wilderness Andreafsky Wilderness Andreafsky Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, it is about in area, and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980.-External links:**...	Alaska	1,300,000	5,260.9	FWS	Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about in southwestern Alaska. It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, only slightly smaller than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is a coastal plain extending to the...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness	Florida	1,296,500	5,246.7	NPS	Everglades National Park Everglades National Park Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...
Innoko Wilderness Innoko Wilderness Innoko Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. It lies within the southeastern part of Innoko National Wildlife Refuge. Innoko Wilderness is a transition zone between the boreal forestland of interior Alaska and the...	Alaska	1,240,000	5,018.1	FWS	Innoko National Wildlife Refuge Innoko National Wildlife Refuge The Innoko National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in western Alaska in the United States. It consists of 3,850,481 acres of which 1,240,000 acres is designated a wilderness area. It is the fifth-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States. The refuge is administered from offices...
Bob Marshall Wilderness Bob Marshall Wilderness The Bob Marshall Wilderness is a wilderness area in Flathead National Forest of western Montana in the United States. It is named after Bob Marshall , an early forester, conservationist, and co-founder of The Wilderness Society. The Bob Marshall Wilderness extends for 60 miles along the...	Montana	1,009,356	4,084.7	FS	Flathead National Forest Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest covers of which about 1 million acres is designated wilderness. It is named after the Flathead Indians who lived in the area. The forest is located in the Rocky Mountains with elevations...  / Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in west central Montana, United States. Spanning , the forest is managed as two separate zones. The eastern sections, under the Jefferson Division, is a mixture of grass and shrublands dotted with "island" pockets of forested areas. Here, cattle leases to...
Kootznoowoo Wilderness Kootznoowoo Wilderness The temperate rainforests of Admiralty Island's Kootznoowoo Wilderness are unique among the of federally protected Wilderness in Southeast Alaska....	Alaska	956,255	3,869.8	FS	Admiralty Island National Monument Admiralty Island National Monument Admiralty Island National Monument is located on Admiralty Island in Southeast Alaska. It was created December 1, 1978, and covers 955,747 acres of Tongass National Forest in the Panhandle of southeast Alaska...  (Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home... )
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness was created from existing National Forest lands in 1975 and is located in Montana and Wyoming, United States. The wilderness is partly in Gallatin, Custer and Shoshone National Forests and is composed of . The wilderness encompasses two distinct mountain ranges, namely...	Montana / Wyoming	943,626	3,818.7	FS	Gallatin National Forest Gallatin National Forest Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. The forest comprises 2.1 million acres and has portions of both the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wilderness areas within its boundaries...  / Custer National Forest Custer National Forest Custer National Forest is located primarily in the southern part of the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in northwestern South Dakota. With a total area of 1,278,279 acres , the forest comprises over 10 separate sections...  / Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....
Unimak Wilderness	Alaska	910,000	3,682.6	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...
Olympic Wilderness Olympic Wilderness Olympic Wilderness is a protected area comprising over 95% of Olympic National Park in Washington State. It includes of Pacific Ocean coastline. It is the largest wilderness area in Washington.- External links :* * *...	Washington	876,669	3,547.8	NPS	Olympic National Park Olympic National Park Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Olympic Peninsula. The park can be divided into four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. U.S...
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness , is a wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota under the administration of the U.S. Forest Service...	Minnesota	810,088	3,278.3	FS	Superior National Forest Superior National Forest Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between the Canada – United States border and the north shore of Lake Superior...
Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Cabeza Prieta Wilderness The Cabeza Prieta Wilderness is located in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona in the United States. Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Area has the distinction of being Arizona's largest Wilderness Area, encompassing nearly 93 percent of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and covering —larger...	Arizona	803,418	3,251.3	FWS	Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge The Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona in the United States. The refuge, established in 1939 to protect Desert Bighorn Sheep, is located along of the U.S.-Mexico border, and covers 860,010 acres — larger than the land area of the state...
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness	California	768,222	3,108.9	NPS	Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...  / Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
Yosemite Wilderness	California	704,624	2,851.5	NPS	Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
Washakie Wilderness Washakie Wilderness The Washakie Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also...	Wyoming	704,274	2,850.1	FS	Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....
Mojave Wilderness	California	695,200	2,813.4	NPS	Mojave National Preserve Mojave National Preserve Mojave National Preserve is located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, USA, between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The preserve was established October 31, 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act by the US Congress...
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness	Alaska	653,179	2,643.3	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
John Muir Wilderness John Muir Wilderness The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California, USA for , in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Established in 1964 by the Wilderness Act and named for naturalist John Muir, it contains...	California	650,734	2,633.4	FS	Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in the state of California. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California...  / Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...
Stephen Mather Wilderness Stephen Mather Wilderness The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service. It is located within North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, and Ross Lake National Recreation Area in the North Cascade Range of Washington,...	Washington	634,614	2,568.2	NPS	North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park is a U.S. National Park located in the state of Washington. The park is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. Several national wilderness areas and British Columbia parkland adjoin the...  / Ross Lake National Recreation Area Ross Lake National Recreation Area Ross Lake National Recreation Area is a US National Recreation Area located in north central Washington just south of the Canadian border. It is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex which also includes North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National...  / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located about south of the Canadian border in Chelan County, Washington. It encompasses an area of approximately including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley and the Stehekin...
Nunivak Wilderness	Alaska	600,000	2,428.1	FWS	Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about in southwestern Alaska. It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, only slightly smaller than the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is a coastal plain extending to the...
Joshua Tree Wilderness	California	594,502	2,405.9	NPS	Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act , it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua tree forests native to the park...
Teton Wilderness Teton Wilderness Teton Wilderness is located in Wyoming, United States. Created in 1964, the Teton Wilderness is located within Bridger-Teton National Forest and consists of 585,238 acres . The wilderness is bordered on the north by Yellowstone National Park and to the west by Grand Teton National Park and the John...	Wyoming	585,238	2,368.4	FS	Teton National Forest Teton National Forest Teton National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 as the Teton Forest Reserve with . A commission was established in 1896 to plan for a system of national forest reserves, recommending an expansion of the territory protected by the Yellowstone Timberland...
Glacier Peak Wilderness Glacier Peak Wilderness The Glacier Peak Wilderness, created by the US Forest Service in 1960 by efforts of the , four years before the 1964 wilderness legislation of the Congress, is located within portions of Chelan County, Snohomish County, and Skagit Counties in the North Cascades of Washington...	Washington	570,573	2,309.0	FS	Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...  / Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest was established in Washington on January 21, 1924 when its name was changed from Washington National Forest. In 1974 it was administratively combined with Snoqualmie National Forest to make Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. In descending order of land area, Mount...
Gila Wilderness Gila Wilderness Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, the wilderness is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. The wilderness is approximately from north to south and east to west...	New Mexico	558,014	2,258.2	FS	Gila National Forest Gila National Forest The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern United States established in 1905. It covers approximately 3.3 million acres of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States...
Pasayten Wilderness Pasayten Wilderness The Pasayten Wilderness is a 2145 km². protected area located within Okanogan National Forest and Mount Baker National Forest in Washington State, centered on the Three Forks of the Pasayten River, a tributary of the Similkameen River. The northern boundary of the wilderness is the Canadian...	Washington	529,477	2,142.7	FS	Okanogan National Forest Okanogan National Forest The Okanogan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern and western Okanogan County in north-central Washington State, United States...  / Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest was established in Washington on January 21, 1924 when its name was changed from Washington National Forest. In 1974 it was administratively combined with Snoqualmie National Forest to make Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. In descending order of land area, Mount...
Trinity Alps Wilderness Trinity Alps Wilderness The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a designated wilderness located in northern California, roughly between Eureka and Redding. It is jointly administered by Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, and Six Rivers National Forests. About are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is located in...	California	525,627	2,127.1	FS / BLM	Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest was established as the Trinity Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in California on April 26, 1905 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it gave up some acreage to California National Forest. In 1954 it was combined administratively with...  / Shasta National Forest / Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest is a national forest, in the Klamath Mountains, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and...  / Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on July 1, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres of land contain a variety of...
Kofa Wilderness	Arizona	516,200	2,089.0	FWS	Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Kofa National Wildlife Refuge The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is located northeast of Yuma, Arizona, southeast of Quartzsite, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. The refuge, established in 1939 to protect Desert Bighorn Sheep, encompasses over of the Yuma Desert region of the Sonoran Desert...
Weminuche Wilderness Weminuche Wilderness The Weminuche Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the San Juan National Forest on the west side of the Continental Divide and the Rio Grande National Forest on the east side of the divide. It is about 5 miles south east of...	Colorado	488,210	1,975.7	FS	San Juan National Forest San Juan National Forest The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres in Archuleta, Conjeos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties in western Colorado. It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande...  / Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the worlds largest high deserts located around mountains. The...
High Uintas Wilderness High Uintas Wilderness The High Uintas Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northeastern Utah, United States. The wilderness covers the Uinta Mountains, encompassing parts of Duchesne and Summit counties. Designated as a wilderness in 1984, the area is located within parts of Ashley National Forest and Wasatch...	Utah	456,705	1,848.2	FS	Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest Ashley National Forest is a national forest located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. Within the Forest’s bounds are of vast forests, lakes, and mountains, with elevations ranging from . The Forest covers portions of Utah; Duchesne; Uintah; Daggett; and Summit counties in Utah and...  / Wasatch National Forest Wasatch National Forest Wasatch National Forest was established as the Wasatch Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Utah on August 16, 1906 with to the east of Salt Lake City and Provo. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 Grantsville National Forest and Salt Lake National Forest were...
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness Stikine-LeConte Wilderness The Stikine-LeConte Wilderness is on the mainland of southeast Alaska, southeast of Petersburg and north of Wrangell, Alaska. The boundary extends from Frederick Sound on the west to the Alaska-Canada boundary on the east. The wilderness is in size...	Alaska	448,926	1,816.7	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Bridger Wilderness Bridger Wilderness The Bridger Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. Originally established in 1931 as a primitive area, the 428,169 acre region was redesignated as a wilderness in 1964 and expanded to the current size in 1984...	Wyoming	428,087	1,732.4	FS	Bridger National Forest Bridger National Forest Bridger National Forest was first established by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1911 in Wyoming with from part of Bonneville National Forest. On May 14, 1923 Bridger was transferred Wyoming National Forest, and the name was discontinued. On March 10, 1943 Wyoming was renamed Bridger...
Becharof Wilderness Becharof Wilderness Becharof Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, it comprises approximately 500,000 acres and is bordered by the Katmai Wilderness on the north. It was designated Wilderness by the United States Congress in 1980.-External...	Alaska	400,000	1,618.7	FWS	Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Becharof National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the Aleutian Range of the Alaska Peninsula of southwestern Alaska. Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, which covers an area of , was established in 1980 to conserve major brown bears, salmon, migratory birds, caribou, marine birds,...
Koyukuk Wilderness	Alaska	400,000	1,618.7	FWS	Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge The Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge lies within the floodplain of the Koyukuk River, in a basin that extends from the Yukon River to the Purcell Mountains and the foothills of the Brooks Range...
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Alpine Lakes Wilderness The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area spanning the Cascade Range of Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest, and is approximately bounded by Interstate 90 and Snoqualmie Pass to the south...	Washington	362,789	1,468.2	FS	Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...  / Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...
Okefenokee Wilderness Okefenokee Wilderness Okefenokee Wilderness is an 353,981 acre U.S. Wilderness Area located in southeastern Georgia in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. It was established and governed under the Wilderness Act of 1974 when were designated as wilderness by...	Georgia	353,981	1,432.5	FWS	Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000 acre National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and Baker County in Florida, United States. The refuge is administered from offices in Folkston, Georgia. The refuge was established in 1937 to protect...
North Absaroka Wilderness North Absaroka Wilderness The North Absaroka Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It lies adjacent to the eastern border of Yellowstone National Park.U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles...	Wyoming	350,488	1,418.4	FS	Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....
Eagle Cap Wilderness Eagle Cap Wilderness Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon , within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. The Wilderness was established in 1940. In 1964, it was included in the National Wilderness Preservation System...	Oregon	350,461	1,418.3	FS	Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest was first established as the Wallowa Forest Reserve in Oregon on May 6, 1905 with . On March 1, 1907 it was combined with the Chenismus Forest Reserve to create Imnaha National Forest, which was then renamed Wallowa on July 1, 1908. In 1954 it was administratively combined...  / Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest was established in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with from part of Blue Mountains National Forest. On June 20, 1920 part of Minam National Forest was added. In 1954 it was administratively combined with Wallowa National Forest to make Wallowa–Whitman National Forest...
Russell Fjord Wilderness	Alaska	348,701	1,411.1	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
South Baranof Wilderness	Alaska	319,568	1,293.2	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Gros Ventre Wilderness Gros Ventre Wilderness The Gros Ventre Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Most of the Gros Ventre Range is located within the wilderness.U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles...	Wyoming	317,874	1,286.4	FS	Teton National Forest Teton National Forest Teton National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 as the Teton Forest Reserve with . A commission was established in 1896 to plan for a system of national forest reserves, recommending an expansion of the territory protected by the Yellowstone Timberland...
Black Rock Desert Wilderness Black Rock Desert Wilderness The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the east arm of the Black Rock Desert playa east of the Black Rock Range and west of the Jackson Mountains....	Nevada	314,829	1,274.1	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness	Arizona	312,600	1,265.0	NPS	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona which shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the Organ Pipe Cactus grows wild...
Izembek Wilderness Izembek Wilderness Izembek Wilderness is a wilderness area in a coastal region of the U.S. state of Alaska panhandle, facing Bristol Bay. Located within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, all of the land has been designated Wilderness, with the exception of that along a gravel road system and several private...	Alaska	307,982	1,246.4	FWS	Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Izembek National Wildlife Refuge The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest of the National Wildlife Refuges located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies on the northwest coastal side of central Aleutians East Borough. Most of the refuge was designated as Wilderness in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands...
Golden Trout Wilderness Golden Trout Wilderness The Golden Trout Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada, in Tulare County, California. It is located east of Visalia, California within Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Forest....	California	303,511	1,228.3	FS	Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...  / Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
Three Sisters Wilderness Three Sisters Wilderness The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Cascade Range, within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Oregon. It comprises 286,708 acres , making it the second largest Wilderness area in Oregon...	Oregon	286,708	1,160.3	FS	Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...  / Deschutes National Forest Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises 1.8 million acres along the east side of the Cascade mountains. In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts...
Great Bear Wilderness Great Bear Wilderness The Great Bear Wilderness is located in northern Montana, United States, within Flathead National Forest Created by an act of Congress in 1978, the wilderness comprises 286,700 acres and borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the north...	Montana	286,700	1,160.2	FS	Flathead National Forest Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest covers of which about 1 million acres is designated wilderness. It is named after the Flathead Indians who lived in the area. The forest is located in the Rocky Mountains with elevations...
Owyhee River Wilderness Owyhee River Wilderness The Owyhee River Wilderness is located on the high basalt plateaus of Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho in the western United States. The wilderness area is named after and protects the upper Owyhee River, its tributaries, and the surrounding desert canyon landscape. Whitewater rafting is a...	Idaho	267,328	1,081.8	BLM
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness. It encompasses in Southeastern Alaska, in the United States. It includes Yakobi Island, the entire western side of Chichagof Island, as well as the many small island systems along their coasts.The wilderness was created...	Alaska	265,286	1,073.6	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Lee Metcalf Wilderness Lee Metcalf Wilderness The Lee Metcalf Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1983, the wilderness is in four separated parcels: Bear Trap Canyon unit, Spanish Peaks unit, Taylor-Hilgard unit, and Monument Mountains unit. The Bear Trap Canyon unit is managed by the U.S....	Montana	254,288	1,029.1	FS / BLM	Gallatin National Forest Gallatin National Forest Founded in 1899, Gallatin National Forest is located in south central Montana, United States. The forest comprises 2.1 million acres and has portions of both the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf Wilderness areas within its boundaries...  / Beaverhead National Forest
White Mountains Wilderness	California	252,597	1,022.2	FS / BLM	Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...
Mazatzal Wilderness	Arizona	252,390	1,021.4	FS	Tonto National Forest Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the fifth largest national forest in the United States. The Tonto National Forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet in the Sonoran Desert to 7,400 feet...  / Coconino National Forest Coconino National Forest The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff. Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve", the area was designated a U.S...
Semidi Wilderness	Alaska	250,000	1,011.7	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness	Colorado	249,339	1,009.0	NPS	Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...
Inyo Mountains Wilderness	California	245,320	992.8	BLM / FS	Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...
Marble Mountain Wilderness Marble Mountain Wilderness The Marble Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area located northeast of Eureka, California, USA. It is managed by the US Forest Service and is within the Klamath National Forest. The land was first set aside on April 1931 as the Marble Mountain Primitive Area , it was one of four areas to gain...	California	241,744	978.3	FS	Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest is a national forest, in the Klamath Mountains, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and...
Ventana Wilderness Ventana Wilderness The Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest is a Federally designated wilderness area located in the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast of California. This wilderness was established in 1969 when the Ventana Wilderness Act abolished the Ventana Primitive Area and replaced it...	California	240,024	971.3	FS / BLM	Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
Selawik Wilderness	Alaska	240,000	971.2	FWS	Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Selawik National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Alaska in the Waring Mountains was officially established in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ....
Scapegoat Wilderness Scapegoat Wilderness The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres spread across three different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1972, the wilderness is located in Lewis and Clark, Helena and Lolo National Forests...	Montana	239,936	971.0	FS	Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in west central Montana, United States. Spanning , the forest is managed as two separate zones. The eastern sections, under the Jefferson Division, is a mixture of grass and shrublands dotted with "island" pockets of forested areas. Here, cattle leases to...  / Helena National Forest Helena National Forest Helena National Forest is located in west-central Montana, in the United States. Covering 976,000 acres , the forest is broken into several separate sections. The eastern regions are dominated by the Big Belt Mountains, and are the location of the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, which remains...  / Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest Lolo National Forest is located in western Montana, United States with the western boundary being the state of Idaho. The forest spans 2 million acres and includes four wilderness areas; the Scapegoat and the Bob Marshall Wilderness are partially within the forest while the Welcome Creek and...
Palen/McCoy Wilderness	California	235,627	953.5	BLM
Flat Tops Wilderness	Colorado	235,214	951.9	FS	White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...  / Routt National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness Ansel Adams Wilderness The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. The wilderness is part of the Sierra and Inyo National Forests. The wilderness spans...	California	231,533	937.0	FS / NPS	Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in the state of California. The forest is known for its mountain scenery and natural resources. Forest headquarters are located in Clovis, California...  / Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...  / Devils Postpile National Monument Devils Postpile National Monument Devils Postpile National Monument is located near Mammoth Mountain in extreme northeastern Madera County in eastern California. It was established in 1911, and protects Devils Postpile, an unusual formation of columnar basalt.-Geography:...
Mount Rainier Wilderness Mount Rainier Wilderness Mount Rainier Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located within Mount Rainier National Park in the Cascade Range of western Washington, United States.-External links:* - Mount Rainier National Park* - Wilderness.net...	Washington	228,480	924.6	NPS	Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Sangre de Cristo Wilderness The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness is a long and narrow wilderness area covering much of the Sangre de Cristo Range centered about Saguache County and Custer County, Colorado. Smaller areas are located in the counties of Fremont, Alamosa, and Huerfano. All of the wilderness area is located on U.S...	Colorado	228,044	922.9	FS / NPS	San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....  / Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the worlds largest high deserts located around mountains. The...  / Great Sand Dunes National Park
Pecos Wilderness Pecos Wilderness The Pecos Wilderness is a protected wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest and Carson National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north central New Mexico, easily accessible from Santa Fe, the state capital. Covering an area of , it is the second...	New Mexico	223,333	903.8	FS	Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe National Forest The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,567,181 acres . Elevations range from 5,300 feet to 13,103 feet at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos Wilderness...  / Carson National Forest Carson National Forest Carson National Forest is a national forest in northern New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers and is administered by the United States Forest Service...
Sespe Wilderness	California	219,700	889.1	FS	Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
Sawtooth Wilderness Sawtooth Wilderness The Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The Wilderness was upgraded in 1972 from "primitive area" status, affording greater protections of the habitat...	Idaho	217,088	878.5	FS	Sawtooth National Recreation Area Sawtooth National Recreation Area The Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area located in central Idaho, within the Boise, Challis, and Sawtooth National Forests. The recreation area is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and includes the Sawtooth Wilderness...  (Boise National Forest Boise National Forest The Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...  / Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Forest Sawtooth National Forest is in Idaho and Utah was protected in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve. Today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states, and there are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000...  / Challis National Forest)
Hells Canyon Wilderness	Oregon / Idaho	214,944	869.8	FS / BLM	Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located on the borders of the U.S. states of Oregon and Idaho. The recreation area was established by U.S...  (Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest Wallowa National Forest was first established as the Wallowa Forest Reserve in Oregon on May 6, 1905 with . On March 1, 1907 it was combined with the Chenismus Forest Reserve to create Imnaha National Forest, which was then renamed Wallowa on July 1, 1908. In 1954 it was administratively combined...  / Nez Perce National Forest Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is located in Idaho County in central western Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Palouse region, and on the south and west by the Clearwater National Forest. It has a total area of...  / Payette National Forest Payette National Forest The Payette National Forest, is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres of federally managed lands...  / Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest was established in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with from part of Blue Mountains National Forest. On June 20, 1920 part of Minam National Forest was added. In 1954 it was administratively combined with Wallowa National Forest to make Wallowa–Whitman National Forest... )
Gospel Hump Wilderness Gospel Hump Wilderness The Gospel Hump Wilderness is a wilderness area located east of Riggins in the state of Idaho. It received wilderness designation in 1978 through the passage of the Endangered American Wilderness Act and is managed by the Nez Perce National Forest....	Idaho	205,796	832.8	FS	Nez Perce National Forest Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is located in Idaho County in central western Idaho in the northwestern United States. The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana, on the north by the Palouse region, and on the south and west by the Clearwater National Forest. It has a total area of...
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Aldo Leopold Wilderness Aldo Leopold Wilderness, along with Gila Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1980 by an act of the United States Congress and has a total of...	New Mexico	202,016	817.5	FS	Gila National Forest Gila National Forest The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern United States established in 1905. It covers approximately 3.3 million acres of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States...
Kingston Range Wilderness	California	199,444	807.1	BLM
Fitzpatrick Wilderness Fitzpatrick Wilderness The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The wilderness was originally known as the Glacier Primitive Area, but was redesignated a wilderness in 1976....	Wyoming	198,525	803.4	FS	Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....
San Rafael Wilderness San Rafael Wilderness The San Rafael Wilderness is a wilderness area in the mountains of north central Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is completely contained within the Los Padres National Forest, and is north of the city of Santa Barbara and east of Santa Maria...	California	197,380	798.8	FS	Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
Cloud Peak Wilderness Cloud Peak Wilderness The Cloud Peak Wilderness is located in north central Wyoming in the United States. Entirely within Bighorn National Forest, the wilderness was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the wildest section of the Bighorn Mountains...	Wyoming	189,039	765.0	FS	Bighorn National Forest Bighorn National Forest Bighorn National Forest is located in northern Wyoming, United States and consists of over 1.1 million acres . Created as a US Forest Reserve in 1897, it is one of the oldest government-protected forest lands in the U.S...
Sheephole Valley Wilderness	California	186,673	755.4	BLM
Siskiyou Wilderness Siskiyou Wilderness The Siskiyou Wilderness is a federal wilderness area designated by the passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984. Originally, the land area was The Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2006 added for the current total of . All of the wilderness is in Northern California and is managed...	California	182,802	739.8	FS	Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on July 1, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres of land contain a variety of...  / Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest Klamath National Forest is a national forest, in the Klamath Mountains, located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and...  / Siskiyou National Forest
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness The Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains of central Colorado. The wilderness was established in 1980 in the Gunnison and White River national forests. Within its boundaries are of trails, 6 of Colorado's fourteeners and 9 passes over ....	Colorado	181,512	734.6	FS	White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...  / Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness The Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located west of Red Bluff in the state of California. Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, the land area was originally ....	California	180,877	732.0	FS / BLM	Mendocino National Forest Mendocino National Forest The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...  / Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest Trinity National Forest was established as the Trinity Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in California on April 26, 1905 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 it gave up some acreage to California National Forest. In 1954 it was combined administratively with...  / Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on July 1, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres of land contain a variety of...
Kalmiopsis Wilderness Kalmiopsis Wilderness Kalmiopsis Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon, within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. It was designated wilderness by the United States Congress in 1964 and now comprises a total of...	Oregon	179,755	727.4	FS	Siskiyou National Forest
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness The Wenaha–Tucannon Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington, United States...	Washington / Oregon	177,423	718.0	FS	Umatilla National Forest Umatilla National Forest The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres . In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbia, Morrow, Wallowa, Union, Garfield, Asotin, Wheeler, and Walla Walla...
Turtle Mountains Wilderness	California	177,136	716.8	BLM
West Elk Wilderness West Elk Wilderness The West Elk Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located northwest of Gunnison, Colorado in the Gunnison national forest....	Colorado	176,412	713.9	FS	Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...
Kobuk Valley Wilderness Kobuk Valley Wilderness Kobuk Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Kobuk Valley National Park. The wilderness lies north of the Arctic Circle and enclosed by the Baird Mountains and Waring Mountains mountains, the climate has changed little since the late Pleistocene era...	Alaska	174,545	706.4	NPS	Kobuk Valley National Park Kobuk Valley National Park Kobuk Valley National Park is in northwestern Alaska north of the Arctic Circle. It was designated a United States National Park in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. It is noted for the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and caribou migration routes. The park offers backcountry...
Steens Mountain Wilderness Steens Mountain Wilderness Steens Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area surrounding a portion of Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon, U.S. The reserve falls within the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area . Both the reserve and the CMPA are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The...	Oregon	170,025	688.1	BLM
William O. Douglas Wilderness William O. Douglas Wilderness The William O. Douglas Wilderness is a designated wilderness located in central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. It includes 168,232 acres located between the U.S. Route 12 and State Route 410 and is jointly administered by the Snoqualmie National Forest and the Gifford Pinchot National...	Washington	168,232	680.8	FS	Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...  / Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in southern Washington, USA. With an area of 1.37 million acres , it extends 116 km along the western slopes of Cascade Range from Mount Rainier National Park to the Columbia River. It includes the 110,000 acre Mount St....
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Collegiate Peaks Wilderness The Collegiate Peaks Wilderness is a area located in central Colorado between Leadville and Buena Vista to the east and Aspen to the west and Crested Butte to the southwest. Most of the area is in the San Isabel and Gunnison National Forests, with a smaller area in the White River National Forest...	Colorado	167,414	677.5	FS	San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....  / Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...  / White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Old Women Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located south of Essex, California. This wilderness was established in 1994 and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management....	California	162,985	659.6	BLM
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Carson-Iceberg Wilderness The Carson-Iceberg Wilderness is a federal wilderness area located northeast of Stockton, California. It encompasses and was designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984. It protects an area of High Sierra landscape with elevations from to along the Sierra Mountains from Ebbetts Pass...	California	161,181	652.3	FS	Toiyabe National Forest / Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest contains in four counties in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests...
Mount Zirkel Wilderness Mount Zirkel Wilderness The Mount Zirkel Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The closest city is Steamboat Springs, Colorado...	Colorado	159,935	647.2	FS	Routt National Forest
Superstition Wilderness	Arizona	159,757	646.5	FS	Tonto National Forest Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the fifth largest national forest in the United States. The Tonto National Forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet in the Sonoran Desert to 7,400 feet...
South San Juan Wilderness South San Juan Wilderness The South San Juan Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located east of Pagosa Springs, Colorado in the San Juan national forest.-External links:*...	Colorado	158,790	642.6	FS	Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the worlds largest high deserts located around mountains. The...  / San Juan National Forest San Juan National Forest The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres in Archuleta, Conjeos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties in western Colorado. It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande...
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness	Montana	158,615	641.9	FS	Beaverhead National Forest / Deerlodge National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.587 million acres in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, of the United States. It is located primarily in Ravalli County, Montana , but also has acreage in Idaho County, Idaho , and Missoula County, Montana .Founded in 1898, the forest is located in the...
Mormon Mountains Wilderness	Nevada	157,938	639.2	BLM
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a protected wilderness area located within the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests in Washington State. The Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness was designated with the passage of the Washington Wilderness Act of 1984, on lands occupied by the old Chelan Division...	Washington	151,435	612.8	FS	Okanogan National Forest Okanogan National Forest The Okanogan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern and western Okanogan County in north-central Washington State, United States...  / Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...
Kelso Dunes Wilderness	California	144,262	583.8	BLM
Eagles Nest Wilderness Eagles Nest Wilderness The Eagles Nest Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Gore Range near Vail, Copper Mountain, Frisco, Silverthorne, and Heeney, in Summit and Eagle Counties Colorado. Eagles Nest Wilderness falls within the jurisdiction of Dillon Ranger District and Holy Cross Ranger District, White...	Colorado	133,471	540.1	FS	White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
Isle Royale Wilderness	Michigan	132,018	534.3	NPS	Isle Royale National Park Isle Royale National Park Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness is a designated wilderness area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was designated in 1978 with , and was later expanded to . Wilderness designation covers the northwestern extension of the National Park,...	Hawaii	130,790	529.3	NPS	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano...
Domeland Wilderness	California	130,081	526.4	FS / BLM	Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Arrastra Mountain Wilderness The Arrastra Mountain Wilderness is located in Mohave, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, northwest of Phoenix and southeast of Kingman, Arizona. This sprawling wildland encompasses imposing landscapes and unique natural features. The Poachie Range, which trends northwest-southeast through the...	Arizona	129,800	525.3	BLM
La Garita Wilderness La Garita Wilderness The La Garita Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the La Garita Mountains of southern Colorado. The wilderness established in 1964 in Gunnison and Rio Grande national forests includes a segment of the Colorado Trail...	Colorado	129,626	524.6	FS	Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...  / Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the worlds largest high deserts located around mountains. The...
Hoover Wilderness Hoover Wilderness The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip of spectacular scenery stretching nearly to Sonora Pass on the...	California	128,421	519.7	FS	Toiyabe National Forest / Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...
Zion Wilderness Zion Wilderness Zion Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Utah. Designated March 30, 2009 as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Zion Wilderness is found within the boundaries of Zion National Park and is managed by the National Park Service...	Utah	124,406	503.5	NPS	Zion National Park Zion National Park Zion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles long and up to half a mile deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River...
Meadow Valley Range Wilderness	Nevada	123,488	499.7	BLM
Jedediah Smith Wilderness Jedediah Smith Wilderness The Jedediah Smith Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Designated wilderness by Congress in 1984, Jedediah Smith Wilderness is within Caribou-Targhee National Forest and borders Grand Teton National Park. Spanning along the western slopes of the Teton Range, the wilderness ensures a...	Wyoming	123,451	499.6	FS	Targhee National Forest
Holy Cross Wilderness Holy Cross Wilderness The Holy Cross Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and White River national forests near Leadville, Minturn, Avon, Edwards, Eagle, and Vail, Colorado. The wilderness with of trails was established in 1980. The wilderness was named after its highest peak, Mount of the...	Colorado	122,884	497.3	FS	White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...  / San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....
High Schells Wilderness High Schells Wilderness The High Schells Wilderness is a wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S...	Nevada	121,497	491.7	FS	Humboldt National Forest
North Fork John Day Wilderness North Fork John Day Wilderness The North Fork John Day Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon....	Oregon	121,352	491.1	FS	Umatilla National Forest Umatilla National Forest The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres . In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbia, Morrow, Wallowa, Union, Garfield, Asotin, Wheeler, and Walla Walla...  / Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest Whitman National Forest was established in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with from part of Blue Mountains National Forest. On June 20, 1920 part of Minam National Forest was added. In 1954 it was administratively combined with Wallowa National Forest to make Wallowa–Whitman National Forest...
Lost Creek Wilderness Lost Creek Wilderness The Lost Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in central Colorado in Jefferson and Park counties south of the town of Bailey. The area is situated entirely within the boundaries of the Pike National Forest....	Colorado	119,790	484.8	FS	Pike National Forest Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, USA, west of Colorado Springs and including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte...
Mount Baker Wilderness Mount Baker Wilderness Mount Baker Wilderness in northern Washington, USA,contains . Its eastern border is shared with the boundary of the North Cascades National Park for a distance of 40 miles . The Wilderness extends from State Route 20 north to the Canadian border...	Washington	117,528	475.6	FS	Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest was established in Washington on January 21, 1924 when its name was changed from Washington National Forest. In 1974 it was administratively combined with Snoqualmie National Forest to make Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. In descending order of land area, Mount...
Sky Lakes Wilderness Sky Lakes Wilderness The Sky Lakes Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou and Winema National Forests in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S.. It comprises . of the area are located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, and located in the Winema National Forest...	Oregon	116,300	470.6	FS	Rogue River National Forest / Winema National Forest Winema National Forest The Winema National Forest is a United States National Forest in Klamath County on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon, and covers . The forest borders Crater Lake National Park near the crest of the Cascades and stretches eastward into the Klamath Basin...
Arc Dome Wilderness Arc Dome Wilderness The Arc Dome Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Toiyabe Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of approximately , Nevada’s largest Wilderness area...	Nevada	115,000	465.4	FS	Toiyabe National Forest
Warm Springs Wilderness Warm Springs Wilderness The Warm Springs Wilderness makes up the entirety of the Black Mesa and parts of the surrounding foothills, washes, alluvial fans, and valleys. The Black Mesa is the southernmost section of the Black Mountains of western Mohave County, in northwest Arizona...	Arizona	112,400	454.9	BLM
Emigrant Wilderness Emigrant Wilderness The Emigrant Wilderness of Stanislaus National Forest is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, USA. It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest on the east, and State Route 108 on the north. It is an elongated area that extends...	California	112,277	454.4	FS	Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest contains in four counties in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests...
Delamar Mountains Wilderness	Nevada	111,328	450.5	BLM
Jarbidge Wilderness Jarbidge Wilderness The Jarbidge Wilderness is located in the upper elevations of the Jarbidge Mountains in northern Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. Established in 1964, it was the first wilderness area in the state...	Nevada	111,087	449.6	FS	Humboldt National Forest
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is composed of broad plateaus, tall escarpments, and deep canyons....	Arizona / Utah	109,400	442.7	BLM	Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is located in Arizona, immediately south of the Utah state line. This National Monument, 294,000 acre in area, protects the Paria Plateau, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes, and Paria Canyon...  / Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contains 1.9 million acres of land in southern Utah, the United States. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a U.S. National...
Goat Rocks Wilderness Goat Rocks Wilderness Goat Rocks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Washington, United States. Consisting of portions of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Gifford Pinchot National Forest on the crest of the Cascade Range south of U.S...	Washington	107,018	433.1	FS	Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in southern Washington, USA. With an area of 1.37 million acres , it extends 116 km along the western slopes of Cascade Range from Mount Rainier National Park to the Columbia River. It includes the 110,000 acre Mount St....  / Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...
Mount Jefferson Wilderness Mount Jefferson Wilderness The Mount Jefferson Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Jefferson in the central Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. It is situated where the Willamette, Deschutes, and Mount Hood National Forests meet...	Oregon	107,008	433.0	FS	Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...  / Deschutes National Forest Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises 1.8 million acres along the east side of the Cascade mountains. In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts...  / Mount Hood National Forest Mount Hood National Forest The Mount Hood National Forest is located east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes...
Wild Sky Wilderness Wild Sky Wilderness The Wild Sky Wilderness is a wilderness area in the western Cascade Range of Washington state. The wilderness is within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest north of the U.S. Highway 2 towns of Index and Skykomish. The wilderness flanks, but does not include, the North Fork Skykomish River...	Washington	106,577	431.3	FS	Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...
Nopah Range Wilderness	California	106,571	431.3	BLM
Uncompahgre Wilderness Uncompahgre Wilderness The Uncompahgre Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in southwest Colorado comprising 102,721 acres...	Colorado	102,721	415.7	FS / BLM	Uncompahgre National Forest Uncompahgre National Forest Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres in parts of Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, San Juan, and Delta Counties in western Colorado...
Popo Agie Wilderness Popo Agie Wilderness Popo Agie Wilderness is located within Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, United States. The wilderness consists of 101,870 acres on the east side of the continental divide in the Wind River Range. Originally set aside as a primitive area in 1932, in 1984 the Wyoming Wilderness Act was passed...	Wyoming	101,870	412.3	FS	Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest Shoshone National Forest is the first federally protected National Forest in the United States and covers nearly 2.5 million acres in the state of Wyoming. Originally a part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, the forest was created by an act of Congress and signed into law by U.S....
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Henry M. Jackson Wilderness The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the state of Washington, United States.-History:The Henry M. Jackson Wilderness was created by the 1984 Washington Wilderness Act and named after former US Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington...	Washington	100,356	406.1	FS	Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...  / Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest Mount Baker National Forest was established in Washington on January 21, 1924 when its name was changed from Washington National Forest. In 1974 it was administratively combined with Snoqualmie National Forest to make Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. In descending order of land area, Mount...  / Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres , it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Washington, USA from Okanogan National Forest to Gifford Pinchot National Forest...
Cedar Mountain Wilderness Cedar Mountain Wilderness The Cedar Mountain Wilderness is located in northwestern Utah, USA, just south of Interstate 80. The vegetation on the upper elevations of the Cedar Mountains is dominated by junipers . The foothill and valley regions include mixed desert shrubs. Cheatgrass is prevalent over large areas burned by...	Utah	100,000	404.7	BLM
Mokelumne Wilderness Mokelumne Wilderness The Mokelumne Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located east of Sacramento, California. It is within the boundaries of three national forests: Stanislaus, Eldorado and Toiyabe. First protected under the Wilderness Act of 1964, the Mokelumne’s borders were expanded under the...	California	99,161	401.3	FS	Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S. National Forest]] located in the central [[Sierra Nevada |Sierra Nevada]] [[mountain range]], in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S...  / Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest Stanislaus National Forest contains in four counties in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests...  / Toiyabe National Forest
Endicott River Wilderness Endicott River Wilderness Endicott River Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Designated by the United States Congress in 1980, it is located within the Tongass National Forest and is bordered by Glacier Bay Wilderness within Glacier Bay National Park on the west.-External links:* - Tongass...	Alaska	98,729	399.5	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Eagletail Mountains Wilderness The Eagletail Mountains Wilderness is part of the Eagletail Mountains of central-west Arizona, about 65 mi west of Phoenix. The wilderness is of moderate size, with the Eagletail Mountains forming its northeast perimeter, and the much shorter Cemetery Ridge section, forming its southwest border...	Arizona	97,880	396.1	BLM
Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness	California	97,429	394.3	BLM
San Gorgonio Wilderness San Gorgonio Wilderness San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Morongo Valley and approximately northwest of Palm Springs, California...	California	94,664	383.1	FS / BLM	San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest is a federally-managed forest covering more than 800,000 acres . There are two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular...
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Cabinet Mountains Wilderness The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness,created by an act of Congress in 1964,is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Protecting the wildest portions of the Cabinet Mountains and an integral part of Kootenai National Forest and Kaniksu National Forest, the wilderness had enjoyed more limited protection...	Montana	94,272	381.5	FS	Kootenai National Forest Kootenai National Forest Kootenai National Forest is located in the far northwestern section of Montana and the northeasternmost lands in the Idaho panhandle, United States along the Canadian border. Of the 2.2 million acres administered by the forest, less than 3 percent is located in the state of Idaho. Forest...  / Kaniksu National Forest
Ruby Mountains Wilderness Ruby Mountains Wilderness The Ruby Mountains Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in the northeast section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of approximately 90,000 acres , and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.-External...	Nevada	93,090	376.7	FS	Humboldt National Forest
Table Mountain Wilderness Table Mountain Wilderness The Table Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Monitor Range of Nye County in central section of the state of Nevada. It is the third largest wilderness area in the state. The nearest city is Tonopah, Nevada. The Table Mountain Wilderness Area covers an area of , and is...	Nevada	92,600	374.7	FS	Toiyabe National Forest
South Prince of Wales Wilderness	Alaska	90,968	368.1	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness	Idaho	89,996	364.2	BLM
Mt. Moriah Wilderness Mt. Moriah Wilderness The Mt. Moriah Wilderness is a wilderness area in the northern part of the Snake Range of White Pine County, in the eastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States....	Nevada	89,790	363.4	FS / BLM	Humboldt National Forest
Paiute Wilderness Paiute Wilderness The Paiute Wilderness is an 87,900 acre wilderness area located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The wilderness is administered by the Bureau of Land Management.-References:, accessed August 25, 2010.-See also:*Wilderness*Wilderness Act...	Arizona	87,900	355.7	BLM
Chiricahua Wilderness	Arizona	87,700	354.9	FS	Coronado National Forest Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico....
Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness	California	85,810	347.3	BLM
Clover Mountains Wilderness Clover Mountains Wilderness Clover Mountains Wilderness is a large wilderness area southeast of Caliente, Nevada in southeast Lincoln County's border region with southwest Utah....	Nevada	85,748	347.0	BLM
Stepladder Mountains Wilderness	California	83,536	338.1	BLM
South Etolin Wilderness	Alaska	82,619	334.3	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness The Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in White River National Forest east of Aspen, Colorado. The wilderness established in 1978 includes the headwaters of Hunter Creek and the Fryingpan River plus many peaks of the Williams Mountains. It borders on the Mount Massive...	Colorado	82,026	331.9	FS	White River National Forest White River National Forest White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
Bering Sea Wilderness Bering Sea Wilderness Bering Sea Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1970. It encompasses St. Matthew Island, Hall Island, and Pinnacle Island and is part of the larger Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife...	Alaska	81,340	329.2	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of , of which is wilderness)...
Kiavah Wilderness Kiavah Wilderness The Kiavah Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the Mojave Desert, Scodie Mountains, and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Kern County, California, United States...	California	81,247	328.8	BLM / FS	Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
Shenandoah Wilderness	Virginia	79,579	322.0	NPS	Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. This national park is long and narrow, with the broad Shenandoah River and valley on the west side, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont on the east...
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness	California	78,982	319.6	NPS	Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range...
Mount Grafton Wilderness Mount Grafton Wilderness Mount Grafton Wilderness is a wilderness area in southern White Pine County and northern Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately south of the town of Ely and is administered by the U.S...	Nevada	78,754	318.7	BLM
Indian Peaks Wilderness Indian Peaks Wilderness The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It borders the...	Colorado	77,711	314.5	FS / NPS	Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The facility is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in Fort Collins, Colorado...  / Roosevelt National Forest  / Rocky Mountain National Park
Galiuro Wilderness Galiuro Wilderness Galiuro Wilderness is a wilderness area encompassing the mid to upper slopes of the Galiuro Mountains. It is located within the Safford Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is bordered on the south by the Redfield Canyon...	Arizona	76,317	308.8	FS	Coronado National Forest Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico....
Resting Spring Range Wilderness	California	76,280	308.7	BLM
Whipple Mountains Wilderness Whipple Mountains Wilderness The Whipple Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management . Most of the Whipple Mountains are within the wilderness area. It is located in the northeastern Colorado Desert near the Colorado River. Lake Havasu and Lake Havasu City are to the south . Earp,...	California	76,032	307.7	BLM
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness is located in western Colorado and eastern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region approximately west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The wilderness lies on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau...	Colorado / Utah	75,439	305.3	BLM	McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area located in Mesa County, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The MCNCA has rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires, and alcoves carved into the Colorado Plateau, through which runs a stretch of the Colorado...
Argus Range Wilderness	California	74,890	303.1	BLM
Mount Evans Wilderness Mount Evans Wilderness The Mount Evans Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest about 40 miles west of Denver, Colorado...	Colorado	74,401	301.1	FS	Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The facility is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in Fort Collins, Colorado...  / Pike National Forest
Chuck River Wilderness Chuck River Wilderness Chuck River Wilderness is a wilderness area located within the Tongass National Forest in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was designated by the United States Congress in 1990....	Alaska	74,298	300.7	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Owens Peak Wilderness Owens Peak Wilderness The Owens Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area comprising the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Owens Peak is the high point...	California	74,060	299.7	BLM
Mission Mountains Wilderness Mission Mountains Wilderness The Mission Mountains Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1975, the wilderness is within the Swan Lake Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest....	Montana	73,877	299.0	FS	Flathead National Forest Flathead National Forest The Flathead National Forest is a national forest in the western part of the U.S. state of Montana. The forest covers of which about 1 million acres is designated wilderness. It is named after the Flathead Indians who lived in the area. The forest is located in the Rocky Mountains with elevations...
Rawah Wilderness Rawah Wilderness The Rawah Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado, near the Wyoming border, and also in the Routt National Forest to its south. It encompasses and includes 25 named lakes ranging in...	Colorado	73,068	295.7	FS	Roosevelt National Forest Roosevelt National Forest The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...  / Routt National Forest
Piper Mountain Wilderness Piper Mountain Wilderness The Piper Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the White Mountains northeast of Big Pine, California in Inyo County, California....	California	72,575	293.7	BLM
Pahrump Valley Wilderness	California	72,528	293.5	BLM
Santa Rosa Wilderness Santa Rosa Wilderness The Santa Rosa Wilderness is a wilderness area in Southern California, in the Santa Rosa Mountains of Riverside and San Diego counties, California. It is in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, above the Coachella Valley and Lower Colorado River Valley regions in a Peninsular...	California	72,259	292.4	BLM / FS	San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest is a federally-managed forest covering more than 800,000 acres . There are two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular...
Saguaro Wilderness	Arizona	70,905	286.9	NPS	Saguaro National Park Saguaro National Park Saguaro National Park, located in southern Arizona, is part of the United States National Park System.-Overview:The park is divided into two sections, called districts, lying approximately east and west of the center of the city of Tucson, Arizona. The total area in 2010 was of which is...
South Warner Wilderness South Warner Wilderness The South Warner Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area east of Alturas, California, USA. It encompasses more than of the Warner Mountains....	California	70,614	285.8	FS	Modoc National Forest Modoc National Forest Modoc National Forest is a national forest in northeastern California, covering parts of Modoc , Lassen , and Siskiyou counties. Most of the forest was covered by an immense lava flow millions of years ago. The eastern part of the forest east of Alturas contains a spur of the Cascade Range to...
Kanab Creek Wilderness Kanab Creek Wilderness Kanab Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located along the Coconino/Mohave County line in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately south of Fredonia...	Arizona	70,460	285.1	FS / BLM	Kaibab National Forest Kaibab National Forest At 1.6 million acres the Kaibab National Forest borders both the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, in north-central Arizona. It is divided into three major sections: the North Kaibab Ranger District and the South Kaibab and are managed by USDA Forest Service...
Bristol Mountains Wilderness	California	70,028	283.4	BLM
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area of the Strawberry Mountain Range, within Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of east Oregon. The area comprises , including mountain peaks and several lakes, and contains more than of hiking trails...	Oregon	69,350	280.6	FS	Malheur National Forest Malheur National Forest The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains 1.7 million acres in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest include high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species. Elevations vary from about 4000 feet to the 9038...
Highland Ridge Wilderness Highland Ridge Wilderness Highland Ridge Wilderness is a wilderness area in the southern part of the Snake Range of White Pine County, just south of Great Basin National Park, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located approximately south of the town of Baker, the Wilderness was designated in 2006 and is administered by the U.S...	Nevada	68,627	277.7	BLM
Dick Smith Wilderness Dick Smith Wilderness The Dick Smith Wilderness is a wilderness area in the mountains of eastern Santa Barbara County, California, USA, with a portion in Ventura County. It is completely contained within the Los Padres National Forest, and is northeast of the city of Santa Barbara and north of the city of Ojai...	California	67,800	274.4	FS	Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
Mount Hood Wilderness Mount Hood Wilderness The Mount Hood Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Mount Hood National Forest which is located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The area, covering , includes the peak of Mount Hood and its upper slopes, and ranges from temperate rain forests at the lower elevations, to glaciers and...	Oregon	67,320	272.4	FS	Mt. Hood National Forest
South Egan Range Wilderness South Egan Range Wilderness South Egan Range Wilderness is a wilderness area in Lincoln, White Pine, and Nye Counties in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Egan Range approximately two miles east of the town of Lund, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of...	Nevada	67,214	272.0	BLM
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness	Alaska	66,812	270.4	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
Comanche Peak Wilderness Comanche Peak Wilderness The Comanche Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Roosevelt National Forest on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District in Colorado along the northern boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. The wilderness named for its most prominent peak was established in 1980. There are of...	Colorado	66,791	270.3	FS	Roosevelt National Forest Roosevelt National Forest The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...
Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Dominguez Canyon Wilderness The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southeast of Grand Junction in western Colorado. The wilderness area established in 2009, the largest BLM roadless area in the state of Colorado, includes two major canyon systems that drain the northeastern corner of the...	Colorado	66,280	268.2	BLM	Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Raggeds Wilderness Raggeds Wilderness The Raggeds Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado. The wilderness established in 1980 in the White River and Gunnison national forests has of trails....	Colorado	65,393	264.6	FS	Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...  / White River National Forest
Calico Mountains Wilderness Calico Mountains Wilderness Calico Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Calico Mountains.Rockhounding, hunting, and dayhiking are in the wilderness. Photography of geologic formations and spring wildflowers is a pastime of local visitors...	Nevada	64,984	263.0	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness The Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness is a wilderness area located on the northern side of Mount Hood in the northwestern Cascades of the U.S. state of Oregon, near the Columbia River Gorge and within Mount Hood National Forest...	Oregon	64,960	262.9	FS	Mt. Hood National Forest
Badlands Wilderness Badlands Wilderness The Badlands Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Entirely within Badlands National Park, the wilderness was designated by Congress in 1976, and is managed by the National Park Service. Badlands Wilderness, in southeastern Pennington County, includes 64,144 acres of the most...	South Dakota	64,144	259.6	NPS	Badlands National Park Badlands National Park Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, United States preserves of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States....
Woolsey Peak Wilderness	Arizona	64,000	259.0	BLM
Desolation Wilderness Desolation Wilderness The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just southwest of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a popular backpacking destination, with much barren rocky terrain at the edge of the...	California	63,475	256.9	FS	Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S. National Forest]] located in the central [[Sierra Nevada |Sierra Nevada]] [[mountain range]], in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S...
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness	Arizona	63,200	255.8	BLM	Sonoran Desert National Monument Sonoran Desert National Monument Sonoran Desert National Monument is located south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the 496,337 acre monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management , an agency within the U.S. Department of the...
Powderhorn Wilderness Powderhorn Wilderness The Powderhorn Wilderness is a wilderness area in Hinsdale and Gunnison Counties, Colorado, USA, located northeast of Lake City. Most of the northern part of the area, , about 77.5%, is located on Bureau of Land Management land and its southern portion, , about 22.5%, is located within the...	Colorado	62,050	251.1	BLM / FS	Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...
Cebolla Wilderness	New Mexico	61,500	248.9	BLM
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness The Salmon–Huckleberry Wilderness is a wilderness area located on the southern side of Mount Hood in the northwestern Cascades of Oregon, United States. It lies within the Mount Hood National Forest and comprises of land...	Oregon	61,340	248.2	FS	Mt. Hood National Forest
Four Peaks Wilderness	Arizona	61,074	247.2	FS	Tonto National Forest Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the fifth largest national forest in the United States. The Tonto National Forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet in the Sonoran Desert to 7,400 feet...
Kuiu Wilderness	Alaska	60,581	245.2	FS	Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres . Most of its area is part of the temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, itself part of the larger Pacific temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion, and is remote enough to be home...
South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness	Arizona	60,100	243.2	BLM	Sonoran Desert National Monument Sonoran Desert National Monument Sonoran Desert National Monument is located south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the 496,337 acre monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management , an agency within the U.S. Department of the...
South Sierra Wilderness South Sierra Wilderness The South Sierra Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness protected area located northeast of Bakersfield, California.Created with the passage of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 by the U.S. Congress, it is in size, is within both the Sequoia and Inyo national forests and is managed...	California	60,084	243.2	FS	Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...  / Sequoia National Forest
Snow Mountain Wilderness Snow Mountain Wilderness The Snow Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located north of Santa Rosa, California, USA in the Mendocino National Forest. The U.S. Congress passed the California Wilderness Act of 1984 which created 23 new wilderness areas including Snow Mountain. It lies within the...	California	60,076	243.1	FS	Mendocino National Forest Mendocino National Forest The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...
High Rock Lake Wilderness High Rock Lake Wilderness The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Mountains. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet to High Rock and Little High Rock Canyons. This new...	Nevada	59,094	239.1	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mount Charleston Wilderness	Nevada	57,442	232.5	FS / BLM	Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Spring Mountains National Recreation Area The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and lies west of Las Vegas, Nevada. It covers over 316,000 acres of land. The area runs from low meadows at around 3,000 feet of elevation to Mount Charleston at 11,918...  (Toiyabe National Forest)
Pusch Ridge Wilderness	Arizona	56,933	230.4	FS	Coronado National Forest Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico....
Pahute Peak Wilderness Pahute Peak Wilderness The Pahute Peak Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the central Black Rock Range west of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness.- External links :*...	Nevada	56,890	230.2	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness	Arizona	55,937	226.4	FS	Prescott National Forest Prescott National Forest The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million acre United States National Forest located in north central Arizona in the vicinity of Prescott. The forest is located in the mountains southwest of Flagstaff and north of Phoenix in Yavapai County, with a small portion extending into southwestern...  / Coconino National Forest  / Kaibab National Forest
South Jackson Mountains Wilderness South Jackson Mountains Wilderness The South Jackson Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Jackson Mountains south of the North Jackson Mountains Wilderness and east of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness....	Nevada	54,535	220.7	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Mount Thielsen Wilderness Mount Thielsen Wilderness The Mount Thielsen Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Thielsen in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon, United States. It is located within the Deschutes, Umpqua, and Winema National Forests...	Oregon	54,267	219.6	FS	Winema National Forest Winema National Forest The Winema National Forest is a United States National Forest in Klamath County on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon, and covers . The forest borders Crater Lake National Park near the crest of the Cascades and stretches eastward into the Klamath Basin...  / Umpqua National Forest  / Deschutes National Forest
Diamond Peak Wilderness Diamond Peak Wilderness The Diamond Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area straddling the Cascade crest and includes the Diamond Peak Volcano. It is located within two National Forests - the Willamette National Forest on the west and the Deschutes National Forest on the east....	Oregon	54,185	219.3	FS	Deschutes National Forest Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States National Forest located in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties in central Oregon. It comprises 1.8 million acres along the east side of the Cascade mountains. In 1908, the Deschutes National Forest was established from parts...  / Willamette National Forest
Yuki Wilderness	California	53,887	218.1	FS / BLM	Mendocino National Forest Mendocino National Forest The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913,306 acres...
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness Big Jacks Creek Wilderness The Big Jacks Creek Wilderness is located on the high basalt plateaus of Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho in the western United States. Little Jacks Creek Wilderness is on its northwest border. About miles of Big Jacks Creek is classified as a wild river....	Idaho	52,826	213.8	BLM
Mount Washington Wilderness Mount Washington Wilderness The Mount Washington Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Washington in the central Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. The Wilderness Area was established in 1964 and comprises of the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests...	Oregon	52,738	213.4	FS	Willamette National Forest Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...  / Deschutes National Forest
East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness The East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the northeast side of High Rock Canyon but does not include the 4x4 trail inside High Rock Canyon nor a 4x4 trail to the Yellow Hills.- External links :*...	Nevada	52,617	212.9	BLM	Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Grant Range Wilderness Grant Range Wilderness The Grant Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Grant Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States....	Nevada	52,600	212.9	FS	Humboldt National Forest
Norse Peak Wilderness Norse Peak Wilderness Norse Peak Wilderness is located in central Washington in the United States. It protects the portion of the Cascade Range north of Chinook Pass , south of Naches Pass , and east of Mt. Rainier National Park. This 50,923 acre wilderness is named for a prominent peak which overlooks Crystal Mountain...	Washington	52,180	211.2	FS	Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie National Forest is a United States National Forest in the State of Washington. It was established on 1 July 1908, when an area of 961,120 acres was split from the existing Washington National Forest. Its size was increased on 13 October 1933, when a part of Rainier National Forest was...
Sacatar Trail Wilderness Sacatar Trail Wilderness The Sacatar Trail Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located northwest of Ridgecrest, California USA.It was created in 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act - Public Law 103-433 - and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management .The wilderness is in size...	California	51,900	210.0	BLM
Weepah Spring Wilderness Weepah Spring Wilderness Weepah Spring Wilderness is a wilderness area in Lincoln and Nye Counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately south of the town of Alamo and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management....	Nevada	51,480	208.3	BLM
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Little Jacks Creek Wilderness The Little Jacks Creek Wilderness is located on the high basalt plateaus of Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho in the western United States. Big Jacks Creek Wilderness is on its southeast border. About miles of Little Jacks Creek is classified as a wild river....	Idaho	50,929	206.1	BLM
Orocopia Mountains Wilderness	California	50,562	204.6	BLM
Coso Range Wilderness	California	50,520	204.4	BLM
Chama River Canyon Wilderness Chama River Canyon Wilderness Congress created the Chama River Canyon Wilderness in New Mexico in February 1978.  The wilderness area covers approximately on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest and the Carson National Forest....	New Mexico	50,300	203.6	FS	Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe National Forest The Santa Fe National Forest is a protected national forest in northern New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It was established in 1915 and covers 1,567,181 acres . Elevations range from 5,300 feet to 13,103 feet at the summit of Truchas Peak, located within the Pecos Wilderness...  / Carson National Forest
Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area	Arizona	50,260	203.4	NPS	Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is a United States national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. The park's headquarters are about east of Holbrook along Interstate 40 , which parallels a railroad line, the Puerco River, and historic U.S. Route 66, all crossing the park...
Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Dixie National Forest in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the fourth-largest wilderness area located entirely within the state...	Utah	50,232	203.3	FS	Dixie National Forest Dixie National Forest Dixie National Forest is a United States National Forest in Utah with headquarters in Cedar City. It occupies almost two million acres and stretches for about 170 miles across southern Utah. The largest national forest in Utah, it straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River...