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This is a list of the largest wilderness areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States. It includes all that are larger than 100,000 acres (400 km²). Statistics are as retrieved in September 2009 from Wilderness.net website.[1] 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; FS = Forest Service; FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service; NPS = National Park Service.

Name of Wilderness State(s) Acreage Area: km² Agency / Agencies Entirely or partly in
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Alaska 9,078,675 36,740.1 NPS Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Mollie Beattie Wilderness Alaska 8,000,000 32,374.9 FWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness Alaska 7,167,192 29,004.6 NPS Gates of the Arctic National Park
Noatak Wilderness Alaska 5,765,427 23,331.9 NPS Noatak National Preserve
Katmai Wilderness 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
Glacier Bay Wilderness 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 Idaho 2,366,757 9,577.9 FS / BLM Payette National Forest / Challis National Forest / Salmon National Forest / Boise National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest / Nez Perce National Forest
Togiak Wilderness Alaska 2,274,066 9,202.8 FWS Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness Alaska 2,142,442 8,670.2 FS Misty Fjords National Monument (Tongass National Forest)
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
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Idaho / Montana 1,340,502 5,424.8 FS Nez Perce National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest / Clearwater National Forest / Lolo National Forest
Aleutian Islands Wilderness Alaska 1,300,000 5,260.9 FWS Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Andreafsky Wilderness Alaska 1,300,000 5,260.9 FWS Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Florida 1,296,500 5,246.7 NPS Everglades National Park
Innoko Wilderness Alaska 1,240,000 5,018.1 FWS Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Bob Marshall Wilderness Montana 1,009,356 4,084.7 FS Flathead National Forest / Lewis and Clark National Forest
Kootznoowoo Wilderness Alaska 956,255 3,869.8 FS Admiralty Island National Monument (Tongass National Forest)
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Montana / Wyoming 943,626 3,818.7 FS Gallatin National Forest / Custer National Forest / Shoshone National Forest
Unimak Wilderness Alaska 910,000 3,682.6 FWS Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Olympic Wilderness Washington 876,669 3,547.8 NPS Olympic National Park
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Minnesota 810,088 3,278.3 FS Superior National Forest
Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Arizona 803,418 3,251.3 FWS Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness California 768,222 3,108.9 NPS Kings Canyon National Park / Sequoia National Park
Yosemite Wilderness California 704,624 2,851.5 NPS Yosemite National Park
Washakie Wilderness Wyoming 704,274 2,850.1 FS Shoshone National Forest
Mojave Wilderness California 695,200 2,813.4 NPS Mojave National Preserve
Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness Alaska 653,179 2,643.3 FS Tongass National Forest
John Muir Wilderness California 650,734 2,633.4 FS Sierra National Forest / Inyo National Forest
Stephen Mather Wilderness Washington 634,614 2,568.2 NPS North Cascades National Park / Ross Lake National Recreation Area / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Nunivak Wilderness Alaska 600,000 2,428.1 FWS Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Joshua Tree Wilderness California 594,502 2,405.9 NPS Joshua Tree National Park
Teton Wilderness Wyoming 585,238 2,368.4 FS Teton National Forest
Glacier Peak Wilderness Washington 570,573 2,309.0 FS Wenatchee National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest
Gila Wilderness New Mexico 558,014 2,258.2 FS Gila National Forest
Pasayten Wilderness Washington 529,477 2,142.7 FS Okanogan National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest
Trinity Alps Wilderness California 525,627 2,127.1 FS / BLM Trinity National Forest / Shasta National Forest / Klamath National Forest / Six Rivers National Forest
Kofa Wilderness Arizona 516,200 2,089.0 FWS Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
Weminuche Wilderness Colorado 488,210 1,975.7 FS San Juan National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest
High Uintas Wilderness Utah 456,705 1,848.2 FS Ashley National Forest / Wasatch National Forest
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness Alaska 448,926 1,816.7 FS Tongass National Forest
Bridger Wilderness Wyoming 428,087 1,732.4 FS Bridger National Forest
Becharof Wilderness Alaska 400,000 1,618.7 FWS Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
Koyukuk Wilderness Alaska 400,000 1,618.7 FWS Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Washington 362,789 1,468.2 FS Wenatchee National Forest / Snoqualmie National Forest
Okefenokee Wilderness Georgia 353,981 1,432.5 FWS Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
North Absaroka Wilderness Wyoming 350,488 1,418.4 FS Shoshone National Forest
Eagle Cap Wilderness Oregon 350,461 1,418.3 FS Wallowa National Forest / Whitman National Forest
Russell Fjord Wilderness Alaska 348,701 1,411.1 FS Tongass National Forest
South Baranof Wilderness Alaska 319,568 1,293.2 FS Tongass National Forest
Gros Ventre Wilderness Wyoming 317,874 1,286.4 FS Teton National Forest
Black Rock Desert Wilderness 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
Izembek Wilderness Alaska 307,982 1,246.4 FWS Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Golden Trout Wilderness California 303,511 1,228.3 FS Inyo National Forest / Sequoia National Forest
Three Sisters Wilderness Oregon 286,708 1,160.3 FS Willamette National Forest / Deschutes National Forest
Great Bear Wilderness Montana 286,700 1,160.2 FS Flathead National Forest
Owyhee River Wilderness Idaho 267,328 1,081.8 BLM
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Alaska 265,286 1,073.6 FS Tongass National Forest
Lee Metcalf Wilderness Montana 254,288 1,029.1 FS / BLM Gallatin National Forest / Beaverhead National Forest
White Mountains Wilderness California 252,597 1,022.2 FS / BLM Inyo National Forest
Mazatzal Wilderness Arizona 252,390 1,021.4 FS Tonto National Forest / Coconino National Forest
Semidi Wilderness Alaska 250,000 1,011.7 FWS Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Colorado 249,339 1,009.0 NPS Rocky Mountain National Park
Inyo Mountains Wilderness California 245,320 992.8 BLM / FS Inyo National Forest
Marble Mountain Wilderness California 241,744 978.3 FS Klamath National Forest
Ventana Wilderness California 240,024 971.3 FS / BLM Los Padres National Forest
Selawik Wilderness Alaska 240,000 971.2 FWS Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Scapegoat Wilderness Montana 239,936 971.0 FS Lewis and Clark National Forest / Helena National Forest / Lolo National Forest
Palen/McCoy Wilderness California 235,627 953.5 BLM
Flat Tops Wilderness Colorado 235,214 951.9 FS White River National Forest / Routt National Forest
Ansel Adams Wilderness California 231,533 937.0 FS / NPS Sierra National Forest / Inyo National Forest / Yosemite National Park
Mount Rainier Wilderness Washington 228,480 924.6 NPS Mount Rainier National Park
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Colorado 228,044 922.9 FS / NPS San Isabel National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest / Great Sand Dunes National Park
Pecos Wilderness New Mexico 223,333 903.8 FS Santa Fe National Forest / Carson National Forest
Sespe Wilderness California 219,700 889.1 FS Los Padres National Forest
Sawtooth Wilderness Idaho 217,088 878.5 FS Sawtooth National Recreation Area (Boise National Forest / Sawtooth National Forest / Challis National Forest)
Hells Canyon Wilderness Oregon / Idaho 214,944 869.8 FS / BLM Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (Wallowa National Forest / Nez Perce National Forest / Payette National Forest / Whitman National Forest)
Gospel-Hump Wilderness Idaho 205,796 832.8 FS Nez Perce National Forest
Aldo Leopold Wilderness New Mexico 202,016 817.5 FS Gila National Forest
Kingston Range Wilderness California 199,444 807.1 BLM
Fitzpatrick Wilderness Wyoming 198,525 803.4 FS Shoshone National Forest
San Rafael Wilderness California 197,380 798.8 FS Los Padres National Forest
Cloud Peak Wilderness Wyoming 189,039 765.0 FS Bighorn National Forest
Sheephole Valley Wilderness California 186,673 755.4 BLM
Siskiyou Wilderness California 182,802 739.8 FS Six Rivers National Forest / Klamath National Forest / Siskiyou National Forest
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Colorado 181,512 734.6 FS White River National Forest / Gunnison National Forest
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness California 180,877 732.0 FS / BLM Mendocino National Forest / Trinity National Forest / Six Rivers National Forest
Kalmiopsis Wilderness Oregon 179,755 727.4 FS Siskiyou National Forest
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Washington / Oregon 177,423 718.0 FS Umatilla National Forest
Turtle Mountains Wilderness California 177,136 716.8 BLM
West Elk Wilderness Colorado 176,412 713.9 FS Gunnison National Forest
Kobuk Valley Wilderness Alaska 174,545 706.4 NPS Kobuk Valley National Park
Steens Mountain Wilderness Oregon 170,025 688.1 BLM
William O. Douglas Wilderness Washington 168,232 680.8 FS Snoqualmie National Forest / Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Colorado 167,414 677.5 FS San Isabel National Forest / Gunnison National Forest / White River National Forest
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness California 162,985 659.6 BLM
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness California 161,181 652.3 FS Toiyabe National Forest / Stanislaus National Forest
Mount Zirkel Wilderness Colorado 159,935 647.2 FS Routt National Forest
Superstition Wilderness Arizona 159,757 646.5 FS Tonto National Forest
South San Juan Wilderness Colorado 158,790 642.6 FS Rio Grande National Forest / San Juan National Forest
Anaconda Pintler Wilderness Montana 158,615 641.9 FS Beaverhead National Forest / Deerlodge National Forest / Bitterroot National Forest
Mormon Mountains Wilderness Nevada 157,938 639.2 BLM
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness Washington 151,435 612.8 FS Okanogan National Forest / Wenatchee National Forest
Kelso Dunes Wilderness California 144,262 583.8 BLM
Eagles Nest Wilderness Colorado 133,471 540.1 FS White River National Forest
Isle Royale Wilderness Michigan 132,018 534.3 NPS Isle Royale National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Hawaii 130,790 529.3 NPS Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Domeland Wilderness California 130,081 526.4 FS / BLM Sequoia National Forest
Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Arizona 129,800 525.3 BLM
La Garita Wilderness Colorado 129,626 524.6 FS Gunnison National Forest / Rio Grande National Forest
Hoover Wilderness California 128,421 519.7 FS Toiyabe National Forest / Inyo National Forest
Zion Wilderness Utah 124,406 503.5 NPS Zion National Park
Meadow Valley Range Wilderness Nevada 123,488 499.7 BLM
Jedediah Smith Wilderness Wyoming 123,451 499.6 FS Targhee National Forest
Holy Cross Wilderness Colorado 122,884 497.3 FS White River National Forest / San Isabel National Forest
High Schells Wilderness Nevada 121,497 491.7 FS Humboldt National Forest
North Fork John Day Wilderness Oregon 121,352 491.1 FS Umatilla National Forest / Whitman National Forest
Lost Creek Wilderness Colorado 119,790 484.8 FS Pike National Forest
Mount Baker Wilderness Washington 117,528 475.6 FS Mount Baker National Forest
Sky Lakes Wilderness Oregon 116,300 470.6 FS Rogue River National Forest / Winema National Forest
Arc Dome Wilderness Nevada 115,000 465.4 FS Toiyabe National Forest
Warm Springs Wilderness Arizona 112,400 454.9 BLM
Emigrant Wilderness California 112,277 454.4 FS Stanislaus National Forest
Delamar Mountains Wilderness Nevada 111,328 450.5 BLM
Jarbidge Wilderness Nevada 111,087 449.6 FS Humboldt National Forest
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Arizona / Utah 109,400 442.7 BLM Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Goat Rocks Wilderness Washington 107,018 433.1 FS Gifford Pinchot National Forest / Snoqualmie National Forest
Mount Jefferson Wilderness Oregon 107,008 433.0 FS Willamette National Forest / Deschutes National Forest / Mount Hood National Forest
Wild Sky Wilderness Washington 106,577 431.3 FS Snoqualmie National Forest
Nopah Range Wilderness California 106,571 431.3 BLM
Uncompahgre Wilderness Colorado 102,721 415.7 FS / BLM Uncompahgre National Forest
Popo Agie Wilderness Wyoming 101,870 412.3 FS Shoshone National Forest
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Washington 100,356 406.1 FS Snoqualmie National Forest / Mount Baker National Forest / Wenatchee National Forest
Cedar Mountain Wilderness Area Utah 100,000 404.7 BLM
Mokelumne Wilderness California 99,161 401.3 FS Eldorado National Forest / Stanislaus National Forest / Toiyabe National Forest

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilderness.net search page
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_largest_wilderness_areas_in_the_United_States&oldid=312747769

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