Snoqualmie National Forest
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Snoqualmie National Forest
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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 Eagle Falls - a pool in the South Fork Skykomish River in the Snoqualmie National Forest, southeast of Index (2010 image) |
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| location | King County / Snohomish County / Pierce County / Kittitas County , Washington , USA | |
| surface | 3,889.52 km² | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 30 ′ N , 121 ° 30 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | July 1, 1908 | |
| administration | US Forest Service | |
The Snoqualmie National Forest is a national forest in Counties King , Snohomish , Pierce, and Kittitas in Washington state . It was designated on July 1, 1908, when an area of over 3,800 km² was split off from the Washington National Forest . The area increased by a split from the Rainier National Forest on October 13, 1933. In 1974 the Snoqualmie National Forest was administratively united with the Mount Baker National Forest to the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest . Portions of the Snoqualmie National Forest are located in Counties King , Snohomish , Pierce, and Kittitas, in descending order . There are local ranger districts in North Bend and Skykomish . The main office is in Everett . As of September 30, 2007, the Snoqualmie National Forest has a size of 5,091.62 km², which corresponds to a share of 49 percent of the entire Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Wilderness areas
There are seven officially designated wilderness areas within the Snoqualmie National Forest that are part of the United States' National Wilderness Preservation System . Two of them also extend into neighboring National Forests.
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness (mainly in the Wenatchee National Forest )
- Clearwater Wilderness
- Henry M. Jackson Wilderness (partly in Mount Baker National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest)
- Norse Peak Wilderness
- Wild Sky Wilderness
Individual evidence
- ^ Davis, Richard C .: National Forests of the United States (pdf) Forest History Society . Retrieved September 29, 2005.
- ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
Web links
- Website of the Forest History Society (in English)
- National Forests List and Dates in the United States (from the Forest History Society website ) Text from Davis, Richard C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.