Agassiz Wilderness

Wilderness area in Minnesota, United States

Agassiz Wilderness

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location| Marshall County, Minnesota, United States
Nearest city| Thief River Falls, MN
Coordinates| 48°20′41″N 95°53′00″W﻿ / ﻿48.34472°N 95.88333°W﻿ / 48.34472; -95.88333
Area| 4,000 acres (16 km2)
Established| 1976 (1976)
Governing body| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Agassiz Wilderness was designated in 1976 by the United States Congress and has a total of 4,000 acres (16 km2). It is located in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] The wilderness is in Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Well known for being a prime habitat for over 300 bird species, 49 mammal, 12 amphibian, and 9 reptile species have also been identified.[2]

## See also

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* List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
* Wilderness Act

## References

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1. ^ "USGS Gatzke SW (MN) Topo Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
2. ^ "Agassiz Wilderness". The National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2007-02-11.

## External links

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* Agassiz Wilderness \- Wilderness.net
* Agassiz Wilderness \- GORP
* Agassiz Wilderness \- Recreation.gov

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Protected areas of Minnesota

National|

| Parks|

* Voyageurs

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Monuments|

* Grand Portage
* Pipestone

Rivers|

* Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
* Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

Scenic Trails|

* North Country Trail

Wildlife
Refuges|

* Agassiz
* Big Stone
* Crane Meadows
* Glacial Ridge
* Hamden Slough
* Mille Lacs
* Minnesota Valley
* Northern Tallgrass Prairie
* Rice Lake
* Rydell
* Sherburne
* Tamarac
* Upper Mississippi River

Wetland
Management
Districts|

* Big Stone
* Detroit Lakes
* Fergus Falls
* Litchfield
* Minnesota Valley
* Morris
* Windom

Forests|

* Chippewa
* Superior

Natural
Landmarks|

* Ancient River Warren Channel
* Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
* Itasca Natural Area
* Keeley Creek Natural Area
* Lac la Croix Research Natural Area
* Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area
* Pine Point Research Natural Area
* Upper Red Lake Peatland

Wilderness|

* Agassiz
* Boundary Waters Canoe Area
* Tamarac

State|

| Parks|

* Afton
* Banning
* Bear Head Lake
* Beaver Creek Valley
* Big Stone Lake
* Blue Mounds
* Buffalo River
* Camden
* Carley
* Cascade River
* Charles A. Lindbergh
* Crow Wing
* Father Hennepin
* Flandrau
* Forestville Mystery Cave
* Fort Ridgely
* Fort Snelling
* Franz Jevne
* Frontenac
* George H. Crosby Manitou
* Glacial Lakes
* Glendalough
* Gooseberry Falls
* Grand Portage
* Great River Bluffs
* Hayes Lake
* Hill-Annex Mine
* Interstate
* Itasca
* Jay Cooke
* John A. Latsch
* Judge C. R. Magney
* Kilen Woods
* Lac qui Parle
* Lake Bemidji
* Lake Bronson
* Lake Carlos
* Lake Louise
* Lake Maria
* Lake Shetek
* Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine
* Maplewood
* McCarthy Beach
* Mille Lacs Kathio
* Minneopa
* Monson Lake
* Moose Lake
* Myre-Big Island
* Nerstrand-Big Woods
* Old Mill
* Rice Lake
* Saint Croix
* Sakatah Lake
* Savanna Portage
* Scenic
* Schoolcraft
* Sibley
* Split Rock Creek
* Split Rock Lighthouse
* Temperance River
* Tettegouche
* Upper Sioux Agency
* Whitewater
* Wild River
* William O'Brien
* Zippel Bay

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Recreation
Areas|

* Big Bog
* Cuyuna Country
* Garden Island
* Greenleaf Lake
* Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
* La Salle Lake
* Minnesota Valley
* Red River
* Saint Croix Islands

Waysides|

* Caribou Falls
* Devils Track Falls
* Flood Bay
* Inspiration Peak
* Joseph R. Brown
* Kodonce River
* Ray Berglund
* St. Croix Boom Site
* Sam Brown Memorial

Forests|

* Badoura
* Battleground
* Bear Island
* Beltrami Island
* Big Fork
* Birch Lakes
* Blackduck
* Bowstring
* Buena Vista
* Burntside
* Centennial
* Chengwatana
* Cloquet Valley
* Crow Wing
* D.A.R.
* Emily
* Finland
* Fond du Lac
* Foot Hills
* General C. C. Andrews
* George Washington
* Golden Anniversary
* Grand Portage
* Hill River
* Huntersville
* Insula Lake
* Jeanette
* Kabetogama
* Koochiching
* Lake Isabella
* Lake of the Woods
* Land o'Lakes
* Lost River
* Lyons
* Mississippi Headwaters
* Nemadji
* Northwest Angle
* Pat Bayle
* Paul Bunyan
* Pillsbury
* Pine Island
* Red Lake
* Remer
* Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood
* Rum River
* Saint Croix
* Sand Dunes
* Savanna
* Smokey Bear
* Smoky Hills
* Snake River
* Solana
* Sturgeon River
* Two Inlets
* Waukenabo
* Wealthwood
* Welsh Lake
* White Earth
* Whiteface River

Scientific and
Natural Areas|

* List of scientific and natural areas

Local|

| Parks|

* County and regional parks
* Three Rivers Park District

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Other|

| Minnesota
Historical
Society|

* Alexander Ramsey House
* Birch Coulee Battlefield
* Charles A. Lindbergh House
* Comstock House
* Folsom House
* Forest History Center
* Forestville
* Fort Renville
* Fort Ridgely
* Fort Snelling
* Grand Mound
* Harkin's General Store
* James J. Hill House
* Jeffers Petroglyphs
* Lac qui Parle Mission
* Lower Sioux Agency
* Marine Mill
* Mill City Museum
* Mille Lacs Indian Museum
* Minnehaha Depot
* Minnesota History Center
* Minnesota State Capitol
* Morrison Mounds
* Oliver Kelley Farm
* Sibley Historic Site
* Snake River Trading Post
* Split Rock Lighthouse
* Stumne Mounds
* Traverse des Sioux
* Upper Sioux Agency
* W. W. Mayo House

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Nature
centers|

* List of nature centers

Hiking|

* List of hiking trails

* Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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