Russian Wilderness
The Russian Wilderness is a wilderness area of 12,000 acres located approximately 65 miles northeast of Eureka in northern California. It is within the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County and is managed by the US Forest Service.Photo: Mkauffmann, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Statue Lake and Russian Peak.
Statue Lake
Lake
Statue Lake is a lake located in the Russian Wilderness, which itself is located in the Klamath National Forest in California. The back wall of the lake is framed with statues, from which the lake received its name.
Russian Peak
Peak
Photo: Mkauffmann, CC BY 3.0.
Russian Peak is part of a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains, California, called the Salmon Mountains—a horseshoe-shaped range encompassing the headwaters of the Salmon River.
Russian Wilderness
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected wilderness area in California, United States
- Categories: US Wilderness Area and recreation area
- Location: Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3129° or 41° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-122.9502° or 122° 57′ 1″ westOperator
US Forest ServiceOpen location code
84HV827X+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 362721744OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q7382161
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Russian Wilderness” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אזור הטבע הבראשיתי ראשן”
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