Phone +1 626-574-1613 | Area 169.5 km² Established 1984 | |
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Governing body United States Forest Service Management United States Forest Service Similar Bridge to Nowhere, Icehouse Canyon Trailhead, US Forestry Departme | ||
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Sheep Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area of 41,883 acres (169 km2) within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and managed by the Angeles National Forest. It is within Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, southern California.
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- Sheep mountain wilderness narrows trail camp angeles nf 20110717
- RecreationEdit
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The U.S. Congress passed the California Wilderness Act of 1984, which created this wilderness area and added it to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The wilderness includes Iron Mountain, an 8,007 ft (2,441 m) peak.
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RecreationEdit
Notable hiking in the area includes Heaton Flat along the East Fork of the San Gabriel River to Bridge to Nowhere. Also popular for hikes is the trail to the 277-acre (1.12 km2) Big Horn Mine, which was purchased from the owner in 2006 by the Wilderness Land Trust, and incorporated into the wilderness after being transferred to the US Forest Service.