Wilderness and Wild Areas 879 



WILDERNESS AREAS AND WILD AREAS IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS Continued 



CALIFORNIA Continued 



National forest and 



headquarters Special features 



Klamath (Yreka) . . Supports a wide variety of timber types and 



species including the rare Brewer's spruce. 

 fMendocino (Wil- 1 Large variety of natural rugged scenery. Wild- 



< lows). > life abundant with some good fishing in early 

 [Trinity(Weaverville) J part of the season. 



I" Klamath (Yreka) . 1 A region of scenic beauty, including granite peaks, 



< Shasta (Mt. Shasta) > many alpine lakes, and numerous streams teem- 

 [Trinity(Weaverville). j ing with trout. 



Cleveland (San Includes some of the most scenic country in 



southern California. 

 A gentle, rolling, forested plateau adjoining Silver 



Lake in northern California. 

 Gentle to rugged topography, reaching a maximum 



altitude of 9,000 feet. 



Extremely rough, rugged, and alpine in every 

 respect. Elevations are from 6,500 to IO,O2O. 

 Angeles (Los Angeles). An area of deep canyons; 40 miles by road from 



Los Angeles. 

 Stanislaus (Sonora).. Includes many lakes, fine fishing; high granite 



topography. 



Adjacent to Yosemite National Park. Granite 

 peaks approach 13,000 feet elevation. Heavy 

 snows and glaciers occur. 

 Mount Dana-Minarets, Wild I Inyo (Bishop). I Highest mountain range in southern California. 



Area (82,376 acres). [Sierra (Northfork) . . J Adjacent to Yosemite National Park. 



San Gorgonio, Wild Area (19,083 San Bernardino (San San Gorgonio Peak, 11,485 feet; desert to alpine 



Bernardino). 

 San Bernardino (San 



Bernardino). 

 Los Padres (Santa 



Barbara). 

 Modoc (Alturas) . . . 



Name 



Marble Mountain, Wilderness 

 Area (237,527 acres). 



Middle Eel-Yolla Bolly, Wilder- 

 ness Area (143,426 acres). 



Salmon Trinity Alps, Wilderness 

 Area (285,432 acres). 



Agua Tibia, Wild Area (35,1 16 



acres). 

 Caribou Peak, Wild Area (16,443 



acres). 

 Cucamonga, Wild Area (5,OOO 



acres). 

 Desolation Valley, Wild Area 



(41, 380 acres). 

 Devil Canyon-Bear Canyon, 



Wild Area (36,200 acres). 

 Emigrant Basin, Wild Area 



(98,043 acres). 



Diego). 

 Lassen (Susanville) . 



San Bernardino (San 



Bernardino). 

 Eldorado (Placer- 



ville). 



Hoover, Wild 

 acres). 



Area (20,540 jToiyabe(Reno,Nev.). I 

 \Inyo (Bishop). 



acres). 

 San Jacinto, Wild Area (33,291 



acres). 

 San Rafael, Wild Area (74,990 



acres). 

 South Warner, Wild Area 



(70,682 acres). 



scenery and vegetation. 

 Level flats to precipitous cliffs. 



Thousand Lake Valley, Wild Lassen (Susanville) . 



Area (16,335 acres). 



Ventana, Wild Area (55,884 Los Padres (Santa 



acres). Barbara). 



Embraces the main range of the San Rafael 



Mountains. 

 Contains a 15-mile ridge mostly over 9,000 feet 



in elevation, numerous noted peaks, many small 



meadows and lakes. 

 Of varying topography, including the level 



Thousand Lake Valley of about 2oo acres. 

 An area of low elevation but rugged terrain. 



Flat Tops, Wilderness 

 (117,880 acres). 



San Juan, Wilderness 

 (240,000 acres). 



Gore Range-Eagle Nest, 

 Area (61,275 acres). 



Area 



COLORADO 



White River (Glen- Unique wilderness with attractions including ex- 

 wood Springs). cellent fishing and hunting. Has numerous 



ideal camping places. 



Includes virgin forests and rugged mountains 

 with extensive and varied timber-line areas. 



ne of ^ mogt r edj pi ctures que mountain 



. ^ , , 

 ranges in L-olorado. 



Area San Juan (Durango). 



fArapaho (I d a h o^ 



Wild I Springs). I 



1 White River (Glen- f 



1 wood Springs). I 



