Doc's Pass Wilderness

Doc's Pass Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Doc's Pass Wilderness
Location Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest city Gunlock, UT
Coordinates 37°23′40″N 114°01′21″W / 37.39433371°N 114.022473024°W / 37.39433371; -114.022473024Coordinates: 37°23′40″N 114°01′21″W / 37.39433371°N 114.022473024°W / 37.39433371; -114.022473024[1]
Area 17,294 acres (70.0 km2)
Established March 30, 2009
Governing body Bureau of Land Management

Doc's Pass Wilderness is a 17,294-acre (70.0 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. Located adjacent to Nevada in the northwestern corner of Washington County, it protects a portion of the Bull Valley Mountains and the watershed of five miles of a perennial, free-flowing stream within Beaver Dam Wash. This stream provides habitat for a wide range of native fish, and the riparian zone supports numerous mammals.[2]

Doc's Pass Wilderness is located near Cougar Canyon Wilderness and Slaughter Creek Wilderness, only separated by a road, and is part of the extended Zion Wilderness landscape.

See also

References

  1. "Doc's Pass Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  2. "Doc's Pass Wilderness". Public Lands Information Center. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

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