Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon, in the United States, within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. First established in 1940 and included in the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1964, it has since grown through boundary revisions to 361,446 acres, making it the largest wilderness area in Oregon. It is named for a peak in the Wallowa Mountains once mistakenly believed to be the highest point in the range. The wilderness holds more than 60 named alpine lakes and tarns, including Legore Lake, the highest true lake in Oregon at 8,950 feet, more than 37 miles of streams, and four federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers: the Lostine, Eagle Creek, Minam and Imnaha. It supports wolves, elk, bighorn sheep and mountain goats, and is managed by the United States Forest Service.
Facts
Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category) Sources
1. Eagle Cap Wilderness (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
Lead paragraph
wilderness was established in 1940.
Lead section
Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
Infobox: governing_body
U.S. Forest Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Eagle Cap Wilderness
- Wikidata Q14708812, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q14708812 P31 instance-of
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
Choose a year to see this entry's facts and connections as the atlas records them at that moment: what it held then, what it held instead, and what it had not yet adopted. Choose Present for the current record.