Devil's Staircase Wilderness

The Devil's Staircase Wilderness is a forested wilderness area adjacent to the Umpqua River in the Southern Oregon Coast Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. It was officially designated in March 2019.[1]

Devil's Staircase Wilderness
Wasoon Lake in Devil's Staircase Wilderness
LocationOregon, United States
Coordinates
Websitewww.devilsstaircasewilderness.org

The wilderness is one of a handful of federally protected old-growth forest stands in the Oregon Coast Range, others being the Drift Creek Wilderness, the Rock Creek Wilderness, and the Cummins Creek Wilderness, all of which were established in 1984.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "President Trump signs bill creating Devil's Staircase Wilderness in Oregon". KATU. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. "Drift Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. "Rock Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. "Cummins Creek Wilderness". Wilderness Connect. Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
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