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Southern Sierra

The majority of public lands in the southern Sierra region is either designated or unprotected wilderness. The region contains approximately 880,000 acres of unprotected wilderness, including groves of giant Sequoia trees, oak woodlands, and free flowing rivers. The Sequoia forests are a popular destination not only for valley residents from Visalia and Bakersfield, but also from wilderness seekers in the Los Angeles area. This region contains an unusual array of wild places. Kings Canyon, which forms the border of the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, is one of the deepest canyons in all of North America (up to 8,000 feet deep), and contains several unprotected wilderness areas, while Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the continental United States.

The southern Sierra remains much like it was when John Muir dubbed the Sierra the "Range of Light." Along the Kern Plateau, the Rincon potential addition to the Golden Trout Wilderness embraces the upper stretches of the Kern River and is extremely popular among hikers, backpackers, and horsepackers seeking the solitude of high-mountain Sierra forests. The Kern Plateau also contains Monache Meadows. At several square miles in size, Monache is the largest meadow in the Sierra Nevada.

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Bright Star Potential Wilderness Additions
Dome Land Potential Wilderness Additions
Golden Trout Potential Wilderness Additions
Mineral King Potential Wilderness
Shuteye Potential Wilderness
South Fork Merced Potential Wilderness


Also in this region:
Ansel Adams Potential Wilderness Additions
Black Mountain Potential Wilderness
Case Mountain Potential Wilderness
Cats Head Mountain Potential Wilderness
Clearwater Potential Wilderness
Dennison Peak Potential Wilderness
Dinkey Lakes Potential Wilderness Additions
Graham Mountain Potential Wilderness
Greenhorn Potential Wilderness
Hatchett Peak Potential Wilderness
Jennie Lakes Potential Wilderness Additions
John Muir Potential Wilderness Additions
Kaiser Potential Wilderness Additions
Kings River Potential Wilderness
Lion Ridge Potential Wilderness
Lumreau Creek Potential Wilderness
Marble Point Potential Wilderness
Middle Knob Potential Wilderness
Milk Ranch Potential Wilderness
Mill Creek Potential Wilderness
Monarch Potential Wilderness Additions
North Fork Potential Wilderness
Oat Meadow Potential Wilderness
Osa Meadow Potential Wilderness
Piute Mountain Potential Wilderness
Raymond Mountain Potential Wilderness
Redwood Canyon Potential Wilderness
San Joaquin Potential Wilderness
Secata Ridge Potential Wilderness
Sheep Ridge Potential Wilderness
Slate Mountain Potential Wilderness
Soaproot Flats Potential Wilderness
Split Mountain Potential Wilderness
Sugarloaf Potential Wilderness
Sycamore Springs Potential Wilderness