Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
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![]() Mirror Lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness | |
Location | Wallowa / Union / Baker counties, Oregon, United States |
Nearest city | Enterprise, Oregon |
Coordinates | 45°14′32″N 117°26′30″W / 45.24222°N 117.44167°W |
Area | 361,446 acres (146,272 ha) |
Established | 1940 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Eagle Cap Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon (United States), within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.[1] The wilderness was established in 1940. In 1964, it was included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. A boundary revision in 1972 added 73,000 acres (30,000 ha) and the Wilderness Act of 1964 added 66,100 acres (26,700 ha) resulting in a current total of 361,446 acres (146,272 ha; 565 sq mi), making Eagle Cap by far Oregon's largest wilderness area.[2]
Eagle Cap Wilderness is named after a peak in the Wallowa Mountains, which were once called the Eagle Mountains. At 9,572 feet (2,918 m) Eagle Cap was incorrectly thought to be the highest peak in the range.[3]