White Mountains Wilderness

Not to be confused with White Mountain Wilderness, in New Mexico.
Montgomery Peak (right) and the White Mountains (foreground) are protected by the White Mountains Wilderness

The White Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the White Mountains of California, United States. It was established by Congress in 2009 with a total of 228,454 acres (924.52 km2).[1] The wilderness is largely managed by the Inyo National Forest, with some land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.[1]

The wilderness covers the White Mountains along the eastern boundary of California, from Boundary Peak in the north, south almost to Bishop. The wilderness includes White Mountain Peak, but excludes the roads to the south of the peak.[1]

Signs placed at the entrance of the wilderness near the trail to White Mountain Peak were initially misspelled "White Mountain Wilderness", the name of another wilderness area in New Mexico.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "White Mountains Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  2. ↑ White Mountain Peak