Lake Clark Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Lake Clark Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 25
locator_y = 158
location = Lake and Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, and Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 60
lat_minutes = 49
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 153
long_minutes = 11
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = convert|2619550|acre|km2|0
established = 1980
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = National Park Service

Lake Clark Wilderness is a wilderness area in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Lake Clark National Park.

In the Lake Clark Wilderness the Aleutian Range meets the Alaska Range in the Chigmit Mountains, an area known as Alaska's Alps. The mighty rain forest along Cook Inlet rises to alpine tundra and sparkling lakes sheltered by mountain fastnesses. Drainages plunge thunderously down hundreds of waterfalls. Vast numbers of moose, brown and black bears, wolves, wolverines, red foxes, Dall sheep, and caribou make their home here. Slender and convert|50|mi|km|0 long, Lake Clark itself reflects tall ragged spires of rock, and salmon and trout run in great numbers. Originally a national monument, Lake Clark's status was changed to National Park and Preserve in 1980, and about two-thirds was designated Wilderness.

References

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Lake%20Clark Wilderness.net (public domain)]