The Paiute Wilderness is an 87,900 acre (355 km²)
wilderness area
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...
located in the northwestern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. The
wilderness is administered by the
Bureau of Land Management. The southern section of the wilderness lies within
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
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People with the name
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Places
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, and is also managed by the BLM. Directly to the north, separated by
Interstate Highway 15, lies the
Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness.
See also
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Wilderness Act
The Wilderness Act of 1964 () was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres (37,000 km²) of federal land. The result of a lon ...
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List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
*United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wild ...
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List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
* United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wil ...
References
Wilderness.net Paiute Wilderness page accessed August 25, 2010.
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Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
Wilderness areas of Arizona
Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona
Bureau of Land Management areas in Arizona
Protected areas established in 1984
1984 establishments in Arizona