- Craters of the Moon National Wilderness
-
Craters of the Moon National Wilderness IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Location Butte / Blaine counties, Idaho, USA Nearest city Pocatello, ID Coordinates 43°24′0″N 113°30′0″W / 43.4°N 113.5°WCoordinates: 43°24′0″N 113°30′0″W / 43.4°N 113.5°W Area 43,243 acres (175 km2) Established 1970 Governing body National Park Service The Craters of the Moon National Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. The wilderness is managed by the National Park Service and is integral with Craters of the Moon National Monument. Set aside to protect volcanic features which ended 2,100 years ago, the wilderness has numerous lava flows, cinder cones and moon-like craters. The region was utilized by NASA to help prepare astronauts for moon walks as they believed that the region would provide a similar setting to what astronauts could expect to see on the moon.
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. No hunting is permitted in this wilderness.
See also
External links
- "Craters of the Moon Wilderness Area". National Park System. http://www.nps.gov/archive/crmo/wildpurpose.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- "Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Craters%20of%20the%20Moon%20National. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- "USGS The Watchman (ID) Topo Map Quad". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4807302&e=297989&s=100&size=l&u=7&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- "Wilderness Legislation: The Wilderness Act of 1964". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=legisAct. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
Federal National ParksNational MonumentsNational ForestsBitterroot • Boise • Caribou-Targhee • Clearwater • Coeur d'Alene • Idaho Panhandle • Kaniksu • Kootenai • Nez Perce • Payette • Salmon-Challis • Sawtooth • St. Joe • Wallowa–Whitman • Wasatch-CacheNational Wildlife RefugesBear Lake • Camas • Deer Flat • Grays Lake • Kootenai • Minidoka • Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production AreaBig Jacks Creek • Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers • Craters of the Moon • Frank Church-River of No Return • Gospel Hump • Hells Canyon • Little Jacks Creek • North Fork Owyhee • Owyhee River • Pole Creek • Selway-Bitterroot • SawtoothState Bear Lake • Bruneau Dunes • Castle Rocks • City of Rocks • Coeur d'Alene Parkway • Dworshak • Eagle Island • Farragut • Harriman • Hells Gate • Henrys Lake • Heyburn • Lake Cascade • Lake Walcott • Land of the Yankee Fork • Lucky Peak • Massacre Rocks • McCroskey • Old Mission • Ponderosa • Priest Lake • Round Lake • Thousand Springs • Three Island Crossing • Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes • Winchester Lake •Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation (website) Categories:- IUCN Category Ib
- Protected areas of Blaine County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Butte County, Idaho
- Wilderness Areas of Idaho
- Protected areas established in 1970
- Idaho geography stubs
- Western United States protected area stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
