Winegar Hole Wilderness

Winegar Hole Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Winegar Hole Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib



caption =
locator_x = 75
locator_y = 51
location = Wyoming, USA
nearest_city = West Yellowstone, MT
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 07
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 111
long_minutes = 00
long_seconds =
long_direction = W
area = 10,715 acres
(43 km²)
established = 1984
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service
The Winegar Hole Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Designated wilderness by Congress in 1984, the wilderness is within Caribou-Targhee National Forest and borders Yellowstone National Park. The wilderness was created to further protect what is considered to be prime Grizzly Bear habitat. The wilderness is an integral part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.

ee also

*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

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