Otay Mountain Wilderness

Otay Mountain Wilderness
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
BLM sign on Otay Mountain Truck Trail
Map showing the location of Otay Mountain Wilderness
Map showing the location of Otay Mountain Wilderness
Location in California
LocationSan Diego County, United States
Nearest cityOtay Mesa
Coordinates32°35′40″N 116°50′40″W / 32.59444°N 116.84444°W / 32.59444; -116.84444
Area16,885 acres (6,833 ha)[1]
Established1999 (1999)
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management[1][2]
Tecate cypress in the Otay Mountain Wilderness

The Otay Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. wilderness area in San Diego County, California, 12 miles east of the community of Otay Mesa and just north of the Mexico–United States border. Some parts of the wilderness area rise quickly from sea level, reaching a peak of just over 3,500 feet (1,100 m) at the summit of Otay Mountain.[3]

Wilderness status was conferred on October 7, 1998, effectively preserving 18,500 acres under protection of the Wilderness Act, a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.[4] The legislation was signed by President Bill Clinton[5]: 306  on December 11, 1999.[6] The wilderness is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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  3. ^ Longmire, S. (2014) Border Insecurity: Why Big Money, Fences, and Drones Aren't Making Us Safer page 62 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1137443731 Retrieved March 7, 2015
  4. ^ Congress (U.S.) (2004) Congressional Record, V. 144, Pt. 17, October 7, 1998 to October 9, 1998, page 24176 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Government Printing Office. ISBN 0160680832 Retrieved March 7, 2015
  5. ^ Schad, J. (2007) Afoot and Afield: San Diego County: A Comprehensive Hiking Guide Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Wilderness Press. ISBN 0899974287 Retrieved March 7, 2015
  6. ^ Harmon, D., McManamon, F.P. & Pitcaithley, D.T. (2006) The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation page 127 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0816525617 Retrieved March 7, 2015