Sheep Mountain Wilderness
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Sheep Mountain Wilderness is a rugged, federally protected wilderness area in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California known for its steep terrain, remote canyons, and diverse wildlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheep Mountain Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federally designated wilderness
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
Crystal Lake Recreation Area
ⓘ
East Fork Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaton Flats ⓘ Mt. Baldy Village ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cucamonga Wilderness
ⓘ
San Gabriel Wilderness ⓘ |
| area | approximately 44,000 acres ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean ⓘ |
| contains |
Bear Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Fork San Gabriel River ⓘ
surface form:
East Fork of the San Gabriel River
Fish Fork of the San Gabriel River ⓘ Iron Fork of the San Gabriel River ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | Wilderness Area ⓘ |
| established | 1984 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | California Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ |
| feature |
deep gorges
ⓘ
narrow ridges ⓘ remote canyons ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Baldy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | about 10,064 feet ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Los Angeles County
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
San Gabriel Mountains ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Forest Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| notableFor |
diverse wildlife
ⓘ
remote canyons ⓘ steep terrain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angeles National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| popularTrail |
Bear Canyon Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Bear Canyon trail
Bridge to Nowhere trail ⓘ Heaton Flats Trail ⓘ
surface form:
Heaton Flats to Iron Mountain route
|
| regulation |
mechanized equipment restricted
ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ no commercial logging ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terrain |
rugged
ⓘ
steep ⓘ |
| vegetation |
chaparral
ⓘ
mixed conifer forest ⓘ oak woodland ⓘ |
| wildlife |
bighorn sheep
ⓘ
black bear ⓘ bobcat ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ mule deer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.