Sylvania Mountains Wilderness

Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
Map of the United States
LocationInyo County, California, United States
Nearest cityBishop, California
Coordinates37°22′41″N 117°46′26″W / 37.3779867°N 117.7739777°W / 37.3779867; -117.7739777[1]
Area18,682 acres (7,560 ha)[2]
Established1994[3]
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The Sylvania Mountains Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located 30 miles (48 km) east of Bishop in the state of California. The wilderness is 18,677acres in size and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).[3] The California Desert Protection Act of 1994[4] created the Sylvania Mountains Wilderness and was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The wilderness is bordered by Nevada stateline on the east, Piper Mountain Wilderness on the west and Death Valley National Park to the south.

  1. ^ "Sylvania Mountains Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  2. ^ "Sylvania Mountains Wilderness". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "Final Official Legal Description for the Sylvania Mountains Wilderness" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  4. ^ "Summary of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994". Library of Congress.[permanent dead link]