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Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness

Protected wilderness area in California, United States

Field	Value
name	Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
photo	Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness.jpg
iucn_category	Ib
map	USA
relief	1
map_caption	Map of the United States
location	Sawtooth Mountains, San Diego County, California
nearest_city	Borrego Springs, California
coordinates
area	32136 acre
established
governing_body	Bureau of Land Management / DOI

Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness is a federal wilderness area of 32136 acre in the Sawtooth Mountains in eastern San Diego County, California. It is located in the Colorado Desert, 35 mi south of Borrego Springs, near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

This land was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System when the US Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-433). The Bureau of Land Management is the agency in charge of Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness.

Description

Wilderness topography includes ridges, valleys, and canyons that support a wide array of plant and animal life. Wildlife include raptors, such as the golden eagle and prairie falcon. The spotted bat, San Diego horned lizard, and the willow flycatcher are also found here.

Vegetation consists of Sonoran Desert plants, including ocotillo, cholla cactus, and creosote bush.

Although State Route 2 winds along the northern side of the wilderness, there is no legal access due to private lands along the boundary. The only public access is from the Pepperwood Height Trail, at the end of the McCain Valley.

References

[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=537 Wilderness.net data page, Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness.]

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