Soda Mountain Wilderness
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| Soda Mountain Wilderness | |
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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 Soda Mountain and its wilderness area |
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| Location | Jackson County, Oregon, USA |
| Nearest city | Ashland, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°WCoordinates: 42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°W[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]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Soda Mountain Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&latitude=42.0366096106&longitude=-122.462374498&zoom=12. Retrieved 2011-27-21.
- ^ "Wilderness bill expands protections for Oregon, other states". Associated Press. 25 March 2009. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/03/wilderness_bill_expands_protec.html. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "Obama signs public lands reform bill". CNN. 30 March 2009. http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/30/obama-signs-public-lands-reform-bill/. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Soda Mountain Wilderness - Oregon Wild
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