Fitzpatrick Wilderness

Fitzpatrick Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Upper Fremont Glacier in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness
Location	Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, USA
Nearest city	Lander, WY
Coordinates	43°12′N 109°38′W / 43.200°N 109.633°W / 43.200; -109.633Coordinates: 43°12′N 109°38′W / 43.200°N 109.633°W / 43.200; -109.633
Area	198,525 acres (803 km2)
Established	1976
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The wilderness was originally known as the Glacier Primitive Area, but was redesignated a wilderness in 1976.

U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season.

See also

• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas

References

External links

• "Fitzpatrick Wilderness". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2006-08-16. 
• "USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map Quad" (map). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
• "Wilderness Legislation: The Wilderness Act of 1964". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2006-08-16.