Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness

For the wilderness area in Idaho, see Sawtooth Wilderness. For the wilderness area in Washington, see Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
Map of the United States
LocationSawtooth Mountains, San Diego County, California
Nearest cityBorrego Springs, California
Coordinates32°54′10″N 116°21′14″W / 32.90278°N 116.35389°W / 32.90278; -116.35389
Area32,136 acres (130.0 km2)
Established1994 (1994)
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management / DOI

The Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness is a federal wilderness area of 32,136 acres (130.0 km2) in the Sawtooth Mountains in eastern San Diego County, California. It is located in the Colorado Desert, 35 miles (56 km) south of Borrego Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.[1]

This land was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System when the US Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-433). The Bureau of Land Management is the agency in charge of the Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness.

  1. ^ Wilderness.net data page, Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness.