Paiute Wilderness

Protected area in Mohave County, Arizona

Paiute Wilderness

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Location| Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Nearest city| Mesquite, Nevada
Coordinates| 36°48′24″N 113°49′08″W﻿ / ﻿36.806645°N 113.818852°W﻿ / 36.806645; -113.818852
Area| 87,900 acres (355 km2)
Established| 1984
Governing body| Bureau of Land Management

The Paiute Wilderness is an 87,900 acre (355 km2) wilderness area located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. The wilderness is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The southern section of the wilderness lies within Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, and is also managed by the BLM. Directly to the north, separated by Interstate Highway 15, lies the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness.

A sign indicating the wilderness boundary

## See also

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

## References

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* Wilderness.net Paiute Wilderness page, accessed August 25, 2010.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel