North Fork John Day Wilderness

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North Fork John Day Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in northeastern Oregon known for its rugged Blue Mountains terrain, extensive conifer forests, and opportunities for backcountry hiking, camping, and wildlife viewing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IUCN Category Ib protected area
protected area
wilderness area
accessRestrictedTo non-motorized recreation
area approximately 121,800 acres
approximately 493 square kilometers
containsWatercourse Desolation Creek NERFINISHED
Granite Creek NERFINISHED
North Fork John Day River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dominantTreeSpecies Douglas-fir
Engelmann spruce NERFINISHED
Ponderosa pine
grand fir
lodgepole pine
subalpine fir
established 1984
establishedBy Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 NERFINISHED
governingLaw Wilderness Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
hasFishSpecies Chinook salmon
bull trout
steelhead trout
hasWildlife bighorn sheep
black bear
cougar
elk
mule deer
various raptor species
highestPoint Vinegar Hill NERFINISHED
highestPointElevation approximately 2,470 meters
approximately 8,100 feet
locatedIn Oregon
locatedInCounty Grant County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Umatilla County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Union County, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange Blue Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion northeastern Oregon
managedBy Umatilla National Forest NERFINISHED
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest NERFINISHED
managingAgency United States Forest Service NERFINISHED
namedAfter North Fork John Day River NERFINISHED
notableFor backcountry recreation opportunities
extensive conifer forests
rugged Blue Mountains terrain
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System NERFINISHED
partOfEcoregion Blue Mountains ecoregion NERFINISHED
prohibits mechanized equipment such as bicycles
motorized vehicles
recreationActivity backcountry hiking
backpacking
camping
cross-country skiing
fishing
horseback riding
hunting
snowshoeing
wildlife viewing
terrain deep canyons
high ridges
rugged mountains
vegetation coniferous forests
subalpine meadows

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Blue Mountains contains North Fork John Day Wilderness
subject surface form: Blue Mountains (Pacific Northwest)