Wilderness Areas
The forest includes four wilderness areas:
- Sanhedrin Wilderness - 10,571 acres (42.78 km2)
- Snow Mountain Wilderness — 37,680 acres (152 km2)
- Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness — 147,070 acres (595 km2) (partly in Trinity NF, Six Rivers NF, or on BLM land)
- Yuki Wilderness - 53,887 acres (218.07 km2) (partly on BLM land)
The Sanhedrin and Yuki wildernesses were signed into law on October 17, 2006. This legislation, entitled "Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act," added areas to both the Yolla Bolly - Middle Eel Wilderness and Snow Mountain Wilderness, and established the two new wilderness areas in the Mendocino National Forest.
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