Deep Creek North Wilderness

Deep Creek North Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location	Washington County, Utah, USA
Nearest city	Cedar City, UT
Coordinates	37°27′10″N 112°55′58″W / 37.45264°N 112.93288°W / 37.45264; -112.93288^[1]Coordinates: 37°27′10″N 112°55′58″W / 37.45264°N 112.93288°W / 37.45264; -112.93288^[2]
Area	4,262 acres (17.2 km²)
Established	March 30, 2009
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management

Deep Creek Wilderness is a 4,262-acre (17.2 km²) wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Together with the Deep Creek Wilderness to the south it encompasses and protects much of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Wild & Scenic Virgin River, as well as 7,546-acre (30.5 km²) of the surrounding land.^[3]

References

"Deep Creek North Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
"Map of wilderness areas in northeastern Washington County, Utah" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

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