Castle Crags Wilderness

Castle Crags Wilderness
Castle Crags view from the state park
Map showing the location of Castle Crags Wilderness
Map showing the location of Castle Crags Wilderness
Map showing the location of Castle Crags Wilderness
Map showing the location of Castle Crags Wilderness
LocationTrinity Mountains,
Shasta-Trinity National Forest,
Siskiyou and Shasta Counties,
California
Nearest cityMount Shasta City
Coordinates41°12′00″N 122°22′50″W / 41.20000°N 122.38056°W / 41.20000; -122.38056
Area10,500 acres (42 km2)
Established1984
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Castle Crags Wilderness is a 12,232-acre (49.50 km2)[1] wilderness area in the Castle Crags rock formations of the Trinity Mountains, and within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, in northwestern California. It is located in Siskiyou County and Shasta County, 40 miles (64 km) north of Redding and south of Mount Shasta City.

The US Congress passed the California Wilderness Act in 1984 which set aside the wilderness.

  1. ^ 10,500 acres (42 km2) wilderness plus 1,732 acres (7.01 km2) roadless area