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Mount Jefferson Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Jefferson Park Meadows, Mount Jefferson Wilderness
Jefferson Park Meadows, Mount Jefferson Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mount Jefferson Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mount Jefferson Wilderness
LocationLinn / Jefferson / Marion counties, Oregon, United States[1]
Nearest citySisters, Oregon
Coordinates44°40′31.05″N 121°47′54.40″W / 44.6752917°N 121.7984444°W / 44.6752917; -121.7984444
Area111,177 acres (449.9 km2)
Established1968
Governing bodyUnited States Forest Service

The Mount Jefferson Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Jefferson in the central Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. The wilderness lies within the Willamette National Forest and Deschutes National Forest. The wilderness area covers 111,177 acres (449.92 km2), with more than 150 lakes. It also has 190 miles (310 km) of trails, including 40 miles (64 km) of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.[2][3] Three Fingered Jack and Mount Jefferson are both prominent features of the wilderness area.[3] Mount Jefferson Wilderness is the second most visited Oregon wilderness area after the Three Sisters Wilderness.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System Map (Map). Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  2. ^ "Mount Jefferson Wilderness". Deschutes National Forest. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Mt. Jefferson Wilderness". Willamette National Forest. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Sullivan, William L. (2002). Thurman, Paula (ed.). Exploring Oregon's Wild Areas (3rd ed.). The Mountaineers Books.

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