Wild Sky Wilderness

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federally designated wilderness protected area wilderness area

Wild Sky Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Washington State’s Cascade Range, known for its rugged mountains, dense forests, and protected wildlife habitat.

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Label	Occurrences
Wild Sky Wilderness canonical	2

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federally designated wilderness ⓘ protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
accessedVia	Index-Galena Road NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Highway 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
area	approximately 106,577 acres ⓘ approximately 431 square kilometers ⓘ
contains	Beckler River drainage areas ⓘ Blanca Lake vicinity ⓘ Index-Galena Road corridor backcountry ⓘ North Fork Skykomish River areas ⓘ Skykomish River watershed areas ⓘ West Cady Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countrySubdivision	Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
county	King County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Snohomish County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantTreeSpecies	Douglas-fir NERFINISHED ⓘ western hemlock NERFINISHED ⓘ western redcedar ⓘ
dominantVegetation	coniferous forest ⓘ
ecosystemType	montane forest ⓘ subalpine ecosystem ⓘ temperate rainforest ⓘ
elevationRange	from lowland forests to high alpine ridges ⓘ
established	2008 ⓘ
establishedBy	U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedUnder	Wild Sky Wilderness Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature	alpine lakes ⓘ dense forests ⓘ river valleys ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ steep terrain ⓘ subalpine meadows ⓘ
governingBody	United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory	Ib ⓘ
legalStatus	wilderness protection under the U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
locatedIn	Cascade Range ⓘ Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State
nearestCity	Index, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Skykomish, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ National Wilderness Preservation System NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	commercial logging ⓘ mechanized transport such as bicycles ⓘ motorized vehicles ⓘ new structures except for minimal administrative needs ⓘ permanent roads ⓘ
purpose	conservation of biodiversity ⓘ preservation of roadless low-elevation forests ⓘ protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ
recreation	backpacking ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ hunting ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ
wildlife	Roosevelt elk ⓘ black bear ⓘ cougar ⓘ marbled murrelet ⓘ mountain goat ⓘ northern spotted owl ⓘ salmon ⓘ steelhead ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest → contains → Wild Sky Wilderness ⓘ

Skykomish, Washington → nearbyAttraction → Wild Sky Wilderness ⓘ