Cougar Canyon Wilderness is a
wilderness area
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...
in the US state of
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...
. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
in the northwestern corner of
Washington County, it protects an area of hilly juniper-pinyon woodlands bordering the
Dixie National Forest.
Cougar Canyon Wilderness
- Public Lands Information Center
Cougar Canyon Wilderness is located near Doc's Pass Wilderness
Doc's Pass Wilderness is a 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. Located adjacent to Nevada in the northwestern corner of Washington County, i ...
on the south, separated by a small road, and is bordered by Slaughter Creek Wilderness
Slaughter Creek Wilderness is a 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. Located near the Nevada stateline in the northwestern corner of Washington ...
on the east.
See also
* Beaver Dam Wash
The Beaver Dam Wash is a seasonal stream near the southwestern Utah- Nevada border in the United States. At its southern end in northern Arizona, near the point where it empties into the Virgin River, the stream flows throughout the year. Part ...
* List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
* Wilderness Act
References
External links
Doc's Pass Wilderness
- Wilderness.net
Map of wilderness areas in northwestern Washington County, Utah
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Wilderness areas of Utah
Protected areas of Washington County, Utah
Bureau of Land Management areas in Utah