Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
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| Kendrick Mountain Wilderness | |
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| IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) | |
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| Location | Arizona, USA |
| Nearest city | Flagstaff, Arizona |
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| Area | 6,510 acres (26.3 km²) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
Kendrick Mountain Wilderness is a 6,510 acres (26 km²) wilderness area in the U.S. State of Arizona. It lies north of the city of Flagstaff on the Coconino Plateau in Coconino County. Kendrick Mountain Wilderness was designated a protected Wilderness area by Congress in 1984. About two thirds of the wilderness is contained within the Kaibab National Forest. Kendrick Mountain Wilderness contains 10,418 feet high Kendrick Peak, upon a fire lookout has been located since the early 1900s.
In the year 2000 the Kendrick Wilderness and Kendrick Peak were substantially affected by a 15,000 acre (61 km²) wildfire, known as the "Pumpkin Fire", the results of which are still quite evident to hikers or visitors to the peak. In an effort to return the forest to its "pre-fire" state, cattle are sometimes grazed near the Kendrick Mountain Trail trailhead.
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[edit] External links
- Kendrick Wilderness provided by Wilderness.net
- Kendrick Wilderness provided by USDA Forest Service
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