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Sylvania Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Katherine Lake
Map showing the location of Sylvania Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sylvania Wilderness
LocationGogebic County, Michigan, United States
Nearest cityWakefield, Michigan
Coordinates46°12′58″N 89°17′53″W / 46.216°N 89.298°W / 46.216; -89.298
Area18,327 acres (7,417 ha)
Established1987
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa/recreation/wilderness/

Sylvania Wilderness is an 18,327 acres (7,417 ha) protected area located a few miles west of Watersmeet Township, Michigan. Sylvania is located entirely within the bounds of the Ottawa National Forest, and is currently being managed as a wilderness area as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Forest Service.

Within its borders lie 34 lakes set against a backdrop of old-growth forests. It represents one of only a handful of such areas left in the Midwest.

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