National Forests and Wilderness Areas
Several United States National Forests converge in the Klamath Mountains region protecting millions of acres of forests and other habitats, and river watersheds. They include: the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, and Mendocino National Forest.
The Klamath Mountain ranges contain designated National Wilderness Preservation System wilderness areas, including: the Trinity Alps Wilderness (second largest in California), the Siskiyou Wilderness, the Marble Mountain Wilderness, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, the Red Buttes Wilderness, the Russian Wilderness, and the Kalmiopsis Wilderness.
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