# Sheep Mountain Wilderness

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Protected wilderness area in California, United States

Sheep Mountain Wilderness IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) Map of the United States Location Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, California, United States Nearest city Glendora, California Coordinates 34°13′48″N 117°38′10″W / 34.23000°N 117.63611°W / 34.23000; -117.63611 Area 41,883 acres (169 km2) Established 1984 (1984) Governing body United States Forest Service

Big Horn Mine

**Sheep Mountain Wilderness** is a [wilderness area](/source/Wilderness_area) of 41,883 acres (169 km2)[1] within the [San Gabriel Mountains National Monument](/source/San_Gabriel_Mountains_National_Monument) and managed by the [Angeles National Forest](/source/Angeles_National_Forest). It is within [Los Angeles County](/source/Los_Angeles_County%2C_California) and [San Bernardino County](/source/San_Bernardino_County%2C_California), [southern California](/source/Southern_California).

The [U.S. Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) passed the [California Wilderness Act of 1984](/source/California_Wilderness_Act_of_1984), which created this wilderness area and added it to the [National Wilderness Preservation System](/source/National_Wilderness_Preservation_System).

The wilderness includes [Iron Mountain](/source/Iron_Mountain_(Los_Angeles_County)), an 8,007 ft (2,441 m) peak.

The Bridge to Nowhere

## Recreation

Notable hiking in the area includes Heaton Flat along the East Fork of the [San Gabriel River](/source/San_Gabriel_River_(California)) to [Bridge to Nowhere](/source/Bridge_to_Nowhere_(San_Gabriel_Mountains)). Also popular for hikes is the trail to the 277-acre (1.12 km2) [Big Horn Mine](/source/Big_Horn_Mine), which was purchased from the owner in 2006 by the [Wilderness Land Trust](/source/Wilderness_Land_Trust), and incorporated into the wilderness after being transferred to the [US Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service).[2]

## See also

- [San Gabriel Mountains National Monument−related topics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Gabriel_Mountains_National_Monument)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Wilderness.net Sheep Mountain Wilderness page.](http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=546) Accessed Jan. 8, 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Wilderness Land Trust's page on Big Horn Mine.](http://www.wildernesslandtrust.org/news/2007/ca-sheepmountain.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081016205413/http://www.wildernesslandtrust.org/news/2007/ca-sheepmountain.html) 2008-10-16 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Accessed Jan.8, 2009

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