Deep Creek North Wilderness

Deep Creek North Wilderness
Deep Creek North Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Map showing the location of Deep Creek North Wilderness
Location Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest city Cedar City, UT
Area 4,262 acres (17.2 km2)
Established March 30, 2009
Governing body Bureau of Land Management

Deep Creek Wilderness is a 4,262-acre (17.2 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. Together with the Deep Creek Wilderness to the south it encompasses and protects much of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Wild & Scenic Virgin River, as well as 7,546-acre (30.5 km2) of the surrounding land.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Virgin River, Utah - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

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