This strikingly rugged region is characterized by steep, mountainous terrain, with elevations ranging from 2,500 feet along the Trinity River to 7,000 feet along the Bonanza King Divide that commands spectacular views of the surrounding countryside, including the Trinity Alps Wilderness to the west and Mount Shasta to the northeast. These steep slopes are cut
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Proposed Wilderness Areas
Chinquapin Proposed Wilderness
The proposed wilderness contains what is possibly the largest, most intact swath of unprotected ancient forest in northern California. Extremely rich groves of douglas fir, ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, black oak, and incense cedar cover much of the area. Chinquapin, usually a shrub, grows in an extremely rare tree-form here. Some of these giant chinquapin
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Pattison Proposed Wilderness
Close to the confluence of the South Fork Trinity River and Hayfork Creek, the Pattison Proposed Wilderness provides outstanding opportunities for outdoor recreation and refuge for threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead. Old growth and mixed hardwood forests provide important habitat for endangered spotted owl and other wildlife. Young wilderness enthusiasts from the Bar 717
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