The Monument Rock Wilderness Area is a wilderness area within the Malheur and Wallowa–Whitman national forests in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. It was designated by the United States Congress in 1984 and comprises . There are approximately of trails maintained in the wilderness.

Topography

Monument Rock Wilderness ranges in elevation from on the Little Malheur River to atop Table Rock. The area includes the headwaters of the Little Malheur and the upper drainages of the South Fork of the Burnt River.

Monument Rock Wilderness

Vegetation

Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, white fir, lodgepole pine, and quaking aspen cover the moderate slopes of the wilderness, while subalpine fir grow in the higher elevations. Large, grassy meadows also appear throughout the area.

Monument Rock Wilderness

Wildlife

Black bears, deer, elk, and badgers are common in the Monument Rock Wilderness. Seventy species of birds live in the area, including hawks, grouse, and the American dipper. The wilderness is also home to the more elusive wolverine.

Monument Rock Wilderness

See also

List of Oregon Wildernesses

List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

Wilderness Act

References

External links

Photo gallery of the wilderness from the Forest Service

Wilderness areas of Oregon

Protected areas of Baker County, Oregon

Protected areas of Grant County, Oregon

Malheur National Forest

Wallowa–Whitman National Forest

1984 establishments in Oregon

Protected areas established in 1984