Sacatar Trail Wilderness

Sacatar Trail Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sacatar Trail Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sacatar Trail Wilderness
LocationInyo County / Tulare County, California
Nearest cityRidgecrest, California
Coordinates35°57′20″N 117°59′41″W / 35.95556°N 117.99472°W / 35.95556; -117.99472
Area51,900 acres (210 km2)
EstablishedOct.31, 1994
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management
Sacatar Trail Wilderness location in the southern Sierras

The Sacatar Trail Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Ridgecrest, California USA. It was created in 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act - Public Law 103-433 - and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).[1] The wilderness is 51,900 acres (210 km2) in size and protects portions of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.[2]

  1. ^ "Sacatar Trail Wilderness". www.blm.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Legislation: California Desert Protection Act of 1994". Wilderness.net. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.