Mount Jefferson Wilderness
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| Mount Jefferson Wilderness | |
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| IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) | |
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| Location | Oregon, USA |
| Nearest city | Sisters, Oregon |
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| Area | 111,177-acre (449.9 km²) |
| Established | 1968 |
| Governing body | United States Forest Service |
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.
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[edit] Geography
Mount Jefferson is a stratovolcano towering above the surrounding landscape. Its slopes are mantled by five glaciers - Whitewater, Waldo, Milk Creek, Russell, and Jefferson Park. Other geographic features include steep talus slopes, rock outcrops, and alpine meadows. The Wilderness has 190 miles of trails, including a 40 mile stretch of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Vegetation is predominantly Douglas-fir, silver fir, sub-alpine fir, mountain hemlock, lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, several species of cedar as well as species like vine maple, huckleberry and rhododendron.[1]
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- Willamette National Forest - Mount Jefferson Wilderness
- Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Area Trail Area
- Forests and Global Warming - Oregon Wild
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