Machesna Mountain Wilderness
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| Location | San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Nearest city | San Luis Obispo, California, US |
| Coordinates | 35°16′43″N 120°13′51″W / 35.27861°N 120.23083°W / 35.27861; -120.23083 |
| Area | 19,882 acres (80.46 km2) |
| Designated | September 28, 1984 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service / Bureau of Land Management |
Machesa Mountain Wilderness is a 19,882 acres (80.46 km2) wilderness area in the La Panza Range of San Luis Obispo County, California 25 miles east of San Luis Obispo.[2] It is dually administered by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and was protected in 1984 by the California Wilderness Act.[3] The American Canyon Research Natural Area is inside the wilderness, established to study a strain of Coulter pine.[4]
Botany
Aside from Coulter pine, over 239 plant species make their home in the wilderness, including coast live oak, blue oak, canyon live oak, Palmer's mariposa lily, Fremont's cottonwood, Sidalcea hickmanii, and death camas.[5]
References
- ↑ "Machesna Mountains Wilderness". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Ken Kunert (2018). "Wilderness Education Plan" (PDF) (PDF). University of Montana; USDA Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Machesna Mountain Wilderness". Wilderness.net. University of Montana. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Machesna Mountain Wilderness" (PDF). Los Padres National Forest (PDF brochure). USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region. April 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "American Canyon". US Forest Service Research and Development. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
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