Beauty Mountain Wilderness
The Beauty Mountain Wilderness is a chaparral dominated ecosystem. The steep hillsides are overlain with granite boulder outcrops. At 5,548 feet, Beauty Mountain is the central feature to the wilderness....
Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.
| Designation | Wilderness |
| Managed by | Bureau of Land Management |
| State | California |
| Size | 15,628 acres (Wilderness Connect) |
| Designated | 2009, by Congress |
| Center point | 33.4448, -116.7206 |
| Night sky | Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 22) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Where to camp
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. 7 are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 2.9 miOak Grove Butterfield Stage Station ↗National Historic Landmark
- 14.6 miWolf Store and Vail Ranch Headquarters ↗Temecula, CA
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
15,628 acres.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Who manages Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
The Bureau of Land Management.
Source: Wilderness Connect
What state is Beauty Mountain Wilderness in?
California.
Source: Wilderness Connect
When was Beauty Mountain Wilderness designated?
Congress designated it in 2009.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Can I camp at Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. The nearest is Oak Grove Campground, 2.8 miles out. 7 in all are within ten miles. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.
Source: Where to camp
How do I get to Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
A point inside the boundary is at 33.445, -116.721. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: Wilderness Connect
How dark is the night sky at Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 22 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, very dark ground, a faint glow at most.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Beauty Mountain Wilderness?
2 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station and Wolf Store and Vail Ranch Headquarters.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
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