Cottonwood Forest Wilderness

Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location	Washington County, Utah, U.S.
Nearest city	Leeds, UT
Coordinates	37°12′22″N 113°28′33″W / 37.2062°N 113.4758°W / 37.2062; -113.4758^[1]Coordinates: 37°12′22″N 113°28′33″W / 37.2062°N 113.4758°W / 37.2062; -113.4758^[2]
Area	2,643 acres (10.7 km²)
Established	March 30, 2009
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

Cottonwood Forest Wilderness is a 2,643-acre (10.7 km²) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.^[3] Located within the Dixie National Forest near the base of the Pine Valley Mountains, it is adjacent to the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness, which is part of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ "Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ Holt, Rush D. (30 March 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, retrieved 26 May 2012
↑ "Testimony". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ Staff (12 November 2008). "Red Cliffs National Conservation Area" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

National Parks	Arches Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capitol Reef Zion
NPS National Monuments	Cedar Breaks Dinosaur Hovenweep Natural Bridges Rainbow Bridge Timpanogos Cave
National Historic Site	Golden Spike
National Recreation Area	Glen Canyon
National Historic Trail	Mormon Pioneer
National Forests	Ashley Caribou-Targhee Dixie Fishlake Manti-La Sal Sawtooth Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
Forest Service areas	Desert Biosphere Reserve Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
National Wildlife Refuges	Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Fish Springs Ouray
National Conservation Areas	Beaver Dam Wash Red Cliffs
BLM National Monuments	Bears Ears Grand Staircase-Escalante
U.S. Wilderness Areas	Ashdown Gorge Beartrap Canyon Beaver Dam Mountains Black Ridge Canyons Blackridge Box-Death Hollow Canaan Mountain Cedar Mountain Cottonwood Canyon Cottonwood Forest Cougar Canyon Dark Canyon Deep Creek Deep Creek North Deseret Peak Doc's Pass Goose Creek High Uintas LaVerkin Creek Lone Peak Mount Naomi Mount Nebo Mount Olympus Mount Timpanogos Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Pine Valley Mountain Red Butte Red Mountains Slaughter Creek Taylor Creek Twin Peaks Wellsville Mountain Zion

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State Parks Central Region	Fremont Indian Goblin Valley Green River Huntington Millsite Palisade Scofield Territorial Statehouse Yuba
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