Nearest city Klamath Falls, Oregon Area 93.36 km² | Governing body U.S. Forest Service Established September 3, 1964 | |
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Location Klamath County, Oregon, US Address Winema National Forest, Klamath Falls, OR 97601, USA Management United States Forest Service Similar Lake of the Woods Resort, Upper Klamath National, Sky Lakes Wilderness, Point Comfort Lodge, Klamath Ranger District | ||
Mountain lakes wilderness southern oregon cascade mountains
The Mountain Lakes Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Fremont–Winema National Forest in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. It surrounds a cluster of four overlapping shield volcanoes, the highest of which is 8,208-foot (2,502 m) Aspen Butte. Over 20 small lakes lie along the bottoms of several large cirques carved by Ice Age glaciers near the summits of the volcanoes.
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- Mountain lakes wilderness southern oregon cascade mountains
- Mountain lakes wilderness area
- RecreationEdit
- TrailsEdit
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The Mountain Lakes Wilderness is unique among United States wilderness areas in that it is the only one whose borders form a square, occupying the 36-square-mile (93 km2) area of a single survey township.
Mountain lakes wilderness area
RecreationEdit
Popular recreational activities in the Mountain Lakes Wilderness include hiking, cross-country skiing, camping, and fishing. Fish species are stocked in lakes every other year. Both brook and rainbow trout are stocked in Harriette, Como, and West Lakes. Mystic, Paragon, and South Pass Lakes are only stocked with brook trout. This Wilderness can be accessed by 3 different trails. The Trails are Clover Creek, Mountain Lakes, and Varney Creek.