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FINAL INVENTORY OF LANDS THAT MAY BE SUITABLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM

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This map, developed by the USDA Forest Service, shows the final inventory of lands that may be suitable for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System for the southern part of the Inyo National Forest. The title is shown on the top right corner of the map. The map displays an area that is generally located along the eastern side of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. Part of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks are located along the western boundary of the Inyo National Forest on the left hand side of the map. Part of Death Valley National Park is located along the southeastern boundary of the Inyo National Forest on the right hand side of the map. The southern part of the Inyo National Forest is split by Highway 395 into a western and eastern portion. The underlying map is a shaded relief map. National Forest System roads, U.S. and state highways, and other roads, are displayed on the map, along with gateway cities to the area. There are several types of categories and land designations that are explained in a legend located on the bottom left corner of the map. The categories displayed as part of the inventory include: lands in the final inventory, lands considered for the inventory but excluded, and inventoried roadless areas. The land designations displayed include: USFS, USFS wilderness, USFS recommended wilderness, BLM wilderness, national parks, and other nationally designated areas. The John Muir Wilderness runs lengthwise along the western portion of the Inyo National Forest. The Golden Trout Wilderness followed by the South Sierra Wilderness are located at the southwestern portion of Inyo National Forest. The Inyo Mountains Wilderness is located east of the city of Independence at the southern end of the eastern portion of the Inyo National Forest and connects to Death Valley National Park and BLM wilderness. Several inventoried roadless areas along the eastern edge of the John Muir Wilderness have been identified as part of the wilderness inventory. Several large inventoried roadless areas greater than 5000 acres that connect to the Golden Trout, South Sierra, and Domelands Wildernesses in the southwestern portion of the Inyo National Forest have been identified as part of the wilderness inventory. On the eastern portion of the Inyo National Forest, most of the inventoried roadless areas north and west of the Inyo Mountains Wilderness, have been identified as part of the wilderness inventory.