Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness | |
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Location | Washington County, Utah, U.S. |
Nearest city | Leeds, UT |
Coordinates | 37°21′59″N 113°24′53″W / 37.36639°N 113.41472°W |
Area | 50,232 acres (203.28 km2) |
Established | 1984 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness is a 50,232-acre (203.28 km2) wilderness area located in the Dixie National Forest in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the fourth-largest wilderness area located entirely within the state (following the High Uintas Wilderness, Zion Wilderness, and Cedar Mountain Wilderness). The wilderness designation protects the Pine Valley Mountain range, a large rock outcrop surrounded by desert. The Pine Valley Mountains form the Pine Valley Laccolith, one of the largest laccoliths in the United States. Elevations in the wilderness range from 6,000 feet (1,800 m) to 10,365 feet (3,159 m) at the summit of Signal Peak.[1][2]