Vale District Wilderness Characteristics Assessments

The Vale District Bureau of Land Management initially completed our updated wilderness characteristics inventory in 2012 and subsequently finalized a reassessment of our determinations in 2017. The inventory update evaluated all BLM-administered lands in the District—outside of existing Wilderness Study Areas—to determine if they meet the wilderness characteristics inventory criteria of: size, naturalness, outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive recreation, and supplemental values. The results of the inventory update are provided below by geographic area within each Field Office. Select the area of interest and launch (or download) the specific inventory unit analysis, maps and the BLM’s final determination.

Baker Field Office

A full size map of Baker Geographic Management Areas can be found at https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-06/Baker-GMA-map.pdf

map showing geographic management area boundaries in Baker Field Office
Baker

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Baker GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Birch Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Birch Creek GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Brownlee Dam

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Brownlee Dam GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Elgin

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Elgin GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Flora

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Flora GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Hells Canyon

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Hells Canyon GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Milton

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Milton GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Pilot Rock

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Pilot Rock GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Pine

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Pine GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Sumpter

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Sumpter GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Telocaset

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Telocaset GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Malheur Field Office

map showing geographic management area boundaries in Malheur Field Office

In 2015, the Oregon State Director approved combining the Malheur and Jordan Resources Areas into the Malheur Field Office.

A full size map of Malheur Geographic Management Areas can be found at https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-06/Malheur-GMA-map.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

Barren Valley

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Barren Valley GMA Map

Barren Valley GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Bully Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Bully Creek GMA Map

Bully Creek GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Cow Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Cow Creek GMA Map

Cow Creek GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Dry Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Dry Creek GMA Map

Dry Creek GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Jackies Butte

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Jackies Butte GMA Map

Jackies Butte GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Louse Canyon

Since 2007, when the Louse Canyon GMA portion of the BLM Wilderness Inventory maintenance was completed, a different document standardization process has been implemented. Therefore, these documents are being posted in both the new standard format and the 2007 maintenance format. No information, analysis, or data has changed, only formatting and appearance (minus the Rattlesnake Creek C - OR-036-017 inventory unit; see explanation).

Inventory Units

Louse Canyon GMA Map

Louse Canyon GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Mainstem Malheur

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Mainstem Malheur GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

North Fork Malheur

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

North Fork Malheur GMA Map

GMA Map

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Owyhee

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Owyhee GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Rattlesnake

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Rattlesnake GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Saddle Butte

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Saddle Butte GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Sand Hills

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Sand Hills GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Soldier Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Soldier Creek GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

South Fork Malheur

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

South Fork Malheur GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Succor Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Succor Creek GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Trout Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Trout Creek GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.

Willow Creek

Inventory Units

If a Wilderness Inventory Unit is not yet listed, those findings have yet to be completed and will be posted in the future.

Willow Creek GMA Map

GMA Map

The map above is a cropped version. Here is the complete map with legend.