Soda Mountain Wilderness

Soda Mountain Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Soda Mountain and its wilderness area
Map showing the location of Soda Mountain Wilderness
Location Jackson County, Oregon, United States
Nearest city Ashland, Oregon
Coordinates 42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°W / 42.0366096106; -122.462374498Coordinates: 42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°W / 42.0366096106; -122.462374498[1]
Area 24,100 acres (9,753 ha)
Established 2009
Governing body U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The Soda Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument located in the U.S. state of Oregon adjacent to the California state border.[2] The wilderness area was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009.[3] The wilderness encompasses many mountains, including Boccard Point

See also

References

  1. "Soda Mountain Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. "Wilderness bill expands protections for Oregon, other states". Associated Press. 25 March 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  3. "Obama signs public lands reform bill". CNN. 30 March 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.


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