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U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System Map

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Our National Wilderness Preservation System maps are displayed using Google Maps. To view them, you must:
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Disclaimer: Wilderness.net's GIS-based map overlays legislative designated wilderness boundaries on satellite data provided by Google Maps. Boundary updates are obtained from the wilderness management agencies. Boundary names containing "(Draft boundary)" have not been finalized and are not official. Different wildernesses treat inholdings differently, so you should consult agency-specific maps to identify the exact location of private inholdings within wilderness. Wilderness.net manages this map as a service to Internet users of digital geographic data. Wilderness.net is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data are suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply those data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. Although Wilderness.net attempts to use the most current and complete geospatial data available, accuracy varies. Wilderness.net provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of these data.
On 3/30/09 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public law 111-11) into law. This law designated 52 new wilderness areas and added acreage to 26 existing areas, a total addition to the NWPS of over 2 million acres. All these new areas are now pictured on Wilderness.net's maps. You can also view a list of all areas affected by Public Law 111-11 with links to more information about them.

Maps of the National Wilderness Preservation System have been produced for many years. Read about the history of wilderness mapping.



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