Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness

Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
A photo of Cottonwood Canyon
Cottonwood Canyon
A map of the United States showing the location of the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness
LocationWashington County, Utah, United States
Nearest cityLeeds, UT
Coordinates37°12′22″N 113°28′33″W / 37.2062°N 113.4758°W / 37.2062; -113.4758[1][2]
Area11,712 acres (47.4 km2)
EstablishedMarch 30, 2009
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness is a 11,712-acre (47.4 km2) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.[3] Located adjacent to the southern edge of the Dixie National Forest, it encompasses and protects a transition zone between the Colorado Plateau to the east and the Mojave Desert to the west.[4] It is bordered by the Cottonwood Forest Wilderness to the northeast and is itself (along with Red Mountain Wilderness to its west) a part of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.[5]

  1. ^ "Cottonwood Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  3. ^ Holt, Rush D. (March 30, 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, archived from the original on December 12, 2012, retrieved May 26, 2012
  4. ^ "The Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness". Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  5. ^ "Red Cliffs National Conservation Area" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. November 12, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2012.