Soda Mountain Wilderness

Soda Mountain Wilderness
Soda Mountain and its wilderness area
LocationJackson County, Oregon, United States
Nearest cityAshland, Oregon
Coordinates42°02′12″N 122°27′45″W / 42.0366096106°N 122.462374498°W / 42.0366096106; -122.462374498[1]
Area24,100 acres (9,753 ha)
Established2009
Governing bodyU.S. Bureau of Land Management

The Soda Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area inside the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument located in the U.S. state of Oregon adjacent to the California state border.[2] The wilderness area was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009.[3] The wilderness encompasses many mountains, including Boccard Point.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Soda Mountain Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wilderness bill expands protections for Oregon, other states". The Oregonian. Associated Press. March 25, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Obama signs public lands reform bill". CNN. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.


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