Strawberry Mountain Wilderness | |
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Location | Grant County, Oregon, United States |
Nearest city | Canyon City and Prairie City |
Coordinates | 44°18′10″N 118°47′36″W / 44.30278°N 118.79333°W |
Area | 69,350 acres (28,060 ha) |
Established | 1964 |
Governing body | United States Forest Service |
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area of the Strawberry Mountain Range, within Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of east Oregon. The area comprises 69,350 acres (28,060 ha), including mountain peaks and several lakes, and contains more than 125 miles (201 km) of hiking trails. Strawberry Mountain was designated wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in 1984 more than doubled in size with the passage of the Oregon Wilderness Act.[1] It is managed by the United States Forest Service.[2][3]