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Eagle Proposed Addition to the Emigrant Wilderness
 Size:
Approximately 13,760 acres
Managing agency: Stanislaus National Forest
Location:Along the northern
edge of the Emigrant Wilderness in
Tuolumne County.
Description:
- The Eagle Peak wilderness is
just minutes from the
highway, offering visitors
easy access into pristine
forests, while remaining
buffered by a large granite
ridge.
- The Eagle Peak area contains
ancient forests of white fir
and junipers over 1,000 years
old.
- The Eagle Peak area contains
habitat for bald eagles, bears,
lions, and bobcats.
 The Eagle Peak area is a wonderful mix of volcanic formations, rock
outcrops, scattered forest, and small subalpine meadows. For visitors seeking
quick access to wilderness, this area is the ideal destination. Just minutes off
the busy highway, the lower elevations of the Eagle Peak area are buffered
from the noise and traffic of the road by a large granite ridge. Behind the
ridge to the south, scenic Mill Creek meanders down through a biologically
rich canyon of old-growth white firs, aspen,
alders, and scattered Jeffrey pines. Most of the
upper slopes are covered with patches of red
firs or are open rock slabs, with wildflowers
seasonally covering all but the most barren
sites.
 The Eagle addition is a wildlife paradise for a
broad range of species. Bald eagles can
occasionally be spotted in their namesake area.
Large predators such as bears, lions, and
bobcats are common, while deer utilize the
meadows and brush fields as important
fawning habitat in late spring and early
summer. Pileated woodpeckers, goshawks,
spotted owls, other old-growth dependent
species thrive here.
For additional information, please contact:
John Buckley
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
Box 396
Twain Harte, CA 95383
Phone: (209) 586-7440
Email: cserc@sonnet.com
www.cserc.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
