List of Wilderness Areas in Alaska

The list of Wilderness Areas in Alaska contains all Wilderness Areas in Alaska that are listed in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of the United States Geological Survey .

A wilderness area is a nature reserve in the United States that is fundamentally unaffected by human interference and should be protected from them on a permanent basis.

The total area of ​​the Wilderness Areas in Alaska is 228,941 km² and thus 52% of the total wilderness area in the United States. The largest wilderness area ( Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness with 36,740 km²) and the largest contiguous area of ​​several units ( Noatak and Gates of the Arctic Wilderness with a total of 51,570 km²) are located in Alaska. Likewise the five largest and eight of the ten largest wilderness areas in the USA.

List of Wilderness Areas in Alaska
(  map with all linked sites: OSM | WikiMap )

Surname	region	within or part of ...	surface	location	GNIS
Aleutian Islands Wilderness	Aleutians West Census Area	Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge	1,300,000 acres (5,261 km²)
Andreafsky Wilderness	Kusilvak Census Area	Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge	1,300,000 acres (5,261 km²)
Becharof Wilderness	Lake and Peninsula Borough	Becharof National Wildlife Refuge	400,000 acres (1,619 km²)
Bering Sea Wilderness	Bethel Census Area	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	81,340 acres (329 km²)
Bogoslof Wilderness	Aleutians West Census Area		175 acres (1 km²)
Chamisso Wilderness	Northwest Arctic Borough		455 acres (2 km²)
Chuck River Wilderness	Petersburg Census Area	Tongass National Forest	74,873 acres (303 km²)
Coronation Island Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		19,114 acres (77 km²)
Denali Wilderness	Denali Borough	Denali National Park	2,124,783 acres (8,599 km²)
Endicott River Wilderness	Haines Borough	Tongass National Forest	98,396 acres (398 km²)
Forrester Island Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		2,832 acres (11 km²)
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Gates of the Arctic National Park	7,167,192 acres (29,005 km²)
Glacier Bay Wilderness	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Glacier Bay National Park	2,664,876 acres (10,784 km²)
Hazy Island Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		32 acres (0 km²)
Innoko Wilderness	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Innoko National Wildlife Refuge	1,240,000 acres (5,018 km²)
Izembek Wilderness	Aleutians East Borough	Izembek National Wildlife Refuge	307,982 acres (1,246 km²)
Karta River Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		39,917 acres (162 km²)
Katmai Wilderness	Lake and Peninsula Borough	Katmai National Park	3,384,358 acres (13,696 km²)
Kenai Wilderness	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Kenai National Wildlife Refuge	1,354,247 acres (5,480 km²)
Kobuk Valley Wilderness	Northwest Arctic Borough	Kobuk Valley National Park	174,545 acres (706 km²)
Kootznoowoo Wilderness	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Admiralty Island National Monument	971,480 acres (3,931 km²)
Koyukuk Wilderness	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge	400,000 acres (1,619 km²)
Kuiu Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Tongass National Forest	60,175 acres (244 km²)
Lake Clark Wilderness	Kenai Peninsula Borough	Lake Clark National Park	2,619,550 acres (10,601 km²)
Maurelle Islands Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		4,814 acres (19 km²)
Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	Misty Fjords National Monument	2,143,920 acres (8,676 km²)
Mollie Beattie Wilderness	North Slope Borough	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	7,160,000 acres (28,975 km²)
Noatak Wilderness	Northwest Arctic Borough	Noatak National Preserve	5,765,427 acres (23,332 km²)
Nunivak Wilderness	Bethel Census Area	Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge	600,000 acres (2,428 km²)
Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness	Petersburg Census Area		46,759 acres (189 km²)
Pleasant / Lemusurians / Inian Islands Wilderness	Hoonah-Angoon Census Area		23,079 acres (93 km²)
Russell Fjord Wilderness	Yakutat	Tongass National Forest	336,248 acres (1,361 km²)
Saint Lazaria Wilderness	Sitka		65 acres (0 km²)
Selawik Wilderness	Northwest Arctic Borough	Selawik National Wildlife Refuge	240,000 acres (971 km²)
Semidi Wilderness	Kodiak Island Borough	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	250,000 acres (1,012 km²)
Simeonof Wilderness	Aleutians East Borough		25,855 acres (105 km²)
South Baranof Wilderness	Sitka	Tongass National Forest	315,832 acres (1,278 km²)
South Etolin Wilderness	Wrangell	Tongass National Forest	82,589 acres (334 km²)
South Prince of Wales Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Tongass National Forest	86,777 acres (351 km²)
Stikine-LeConte Wilderness	Wrangell	Tongass National Forest	436,058 acres (1,765 km²)
Tebenkof Bay Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Tongass National Forest	66,985 acres (271 km²)
Togiak Wilderness	Dillingham Census Area	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge	2,274,066 acres (9,203 km²)
Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror Wilderness	Petersburg Census Area	Tongass National Forest	648,877 acres (2,626 km²)
Tuxedni Wilderness	Kenai Peninsula Borough		5,566 acres (23 km²)
Unimak Wilderness	Aleutians East Borough	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	910,000 acres (3,683 km²)
Warren Island Wilderness	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area		11,560 acres (47 km²)
West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness	Sitka	Tongass National Forest	273,075 acres (1,105 km²)
Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	Wrangell St. Elias National Park	9,078,675 acres (36,740 km²)

Web links

Commons : Wilderness Areas of Alaska  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fast Facts on wilderness.net
2. ↑ Wilderness Data Search
3. ↑ Aleutian Islands Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
4. ↑ Andreafsky Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
5. ↑ Becharof Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
6. ↑ Bering Sea Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
7. ↑ Bogoslof Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
8. ↑ Chamisso Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
9. ↑ Chuck River Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
10. ^ Coronation Island Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
11. ↑ Denali Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
12. ↑ Endicott River Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
13. ^ Forrester Island Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
14. ↑ Gates of the Arctic Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
15. ↑ Glacier Bay Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
16. ^ Hazy Island Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
17. ↑ Innoko Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
18. ↑ Izembek Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
19. ↑ Karta River Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
20. ↑ Katmai Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
21. ↑ Kenai Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
22. ^ Kobuk Valley Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
23. ↑ Kootznoowoo Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
24. ↑ Koyukuk Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
25. ↑ Kuiu Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
26. ↑ Lake Clark Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
27. ^ Maurelle Islands Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
28. ↑ Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
29. ^ Mollie Beattie Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
30. ^ Noatak Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
31. ↑ Nunivak Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
32. ↑ Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
33. ↑ Pleasant / Lemusurier / Inian Islands Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
34. ^ Russell Fjord Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
35. ↑ Saint Lazaria Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
36. ↑ Selawik Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
37. ↑ Semidi Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
38. ^ Simeonof Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
39. ↑ South Baranof Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
40. ↑ South Etolin Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
41. ^ South Prince of Wales Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
42. ↑ Stikine-LeConte Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
43. ↑ Tebenkof Bay Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
44. ↑ Togiak Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
45. ↑ Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
46. ↑ Tuxedni Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
47. ↑ Unimak Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
48. ^ Warren Island Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
49. ↑ West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
50. ↑ Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey