Bright Star Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Bright Star Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

---

caption =
locator_x = 23
locator_y = 96
location = California, USA
nearest_city = Lake Isabella, California
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 30
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 14
long_seconds = 31
long_direction = W
area = convert|9520|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established = 1994
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Bright Star Wilderness is a convert|9520|acre|km2|0|sing=off wilderness area in Kern County in the U.S. state of California. [http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/bright_star.html Bright Star Wilderness] - California Bureau of Land Management] [http://sierranevadawild.gov/wild/bright-star Bright Star Wilderness] - SierraNevadaWild.gov]

Bright Star Wilderness surrounds convert|5090|ft|m|0|sing=on Kelso Peak and drainages to the north, south and east, including Bright Star Canyon and Cortez Canyon. [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Bright%20Star%20Wilderness Bright Star Wilderness] - Wilderness.net] The Wilderness lies within the BLM’s Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern and protects much of the Kelso Montain Range.

Vegetation

A wide variety of vegetation grows in the Bright Star Wilderness. The upper slopes of Kelso Peak are dotted with piñon pine and juniper, while the lower slopes are brushy and broken by large granite outcroppings. The valley below the peak is dense with Joshua trees.

References

ee also

*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act

External links

* [http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/bright_star.html Bright Star Wilderness] - U.S. Bureau of Land Management
* [http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/maps/1page/brightstar.pdf Map of Bright Star Wilderness] - Bureau of Land Management
* [http://sierranevadawild.gov/wild/bright-star Bright Star Wilderness] - SierraNevadaWild.gov
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Bright%20Star%20Wilderness Bright Star Wilderness] - Wilderness.net