| Agua Tibia Wilderness | |
|---|---|
 Sunrise over the Agua Tibia Wilderness | |
  Map of the United States  Agua Tibia Wilderness (the United States) | |
| Location | San Diego and Riverside counties, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Temecula, California |
| Coordinates | 33°25′15″N 116°59′09″W / 33.4208650°N 116.9858598°W[1] |
| Area | 17,961 acres (72.69 km2) [2] |
| Established | January 5, 1975 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service, USDA Bureau of Land Management |
Agua Tibia Wilderness (ATW) is a 17,961-acre (72.69 km2) protected area in Riverside and San Diego counties, in the U.S. state of California. It is mostly within the Palomar Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest.[3] The area was originally protected as the Agua Tibia Primitive Area until January 1975 when it was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System with the passage of Public Law 93-632 by the United States Congress.[2] Between its inception and 1984, the ATW was San Diego County's only officially designated wilderness area.[4] The Spanish name, Agua Tibia, translates as warm water.
Its approximate boundaries are:[5]
- ^ "Agua Tibia Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Agua Tibia wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Dripping Springs Campground, Cleveland National Forest". asmwest.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ Jerry Schad (September 1998). Afoot & Afield in San Diego County (3rd ed.). Wilderness Press. ISBN 978-0-89997-229-9.
- ^ "Agua Tibia Mountain – General Information". Tom Chester. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.