Slaughter Creek Wilderness
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Slaughter Creek Wilderness is a 3901 acres (15.8 km²) wilderness area in the US state of Utah
. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located near the Nevada
stateline in the northwestern corner of Washington County
, it protects much of the watershed for Slaughter Creek, which feeds into the perennial streams of Beaver Dam Wash
.
Slaughter Creek Wilderness is located near Doc's Pass Wilderness
on the south, separated by a small road, and is bordered by Cougar Canyon Wilderness
on the west.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located near the Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
stateline in the northwestern corner of Washington County
Washington County, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 90,354 people, 29,939 households, and 23,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 36,478 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
, it protects much of the watershed for Slaughter Creek, which feeds into the perennial streams of Beaver Dam Wash
Beaver Dam Wash
The Beaver Dam Wash is a seasonal stream near the southwestern Utah-Nevada border. At its southern end in northern Arizona, near the point where it empties into the Virgin River, the stream flows throughout the year....
.
Slaughter Creek Wilderness is located near Doc's Pass Wilderness
Doc's Pass Wilderness
Doc's Pass Wilderness is a wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Located adjacent to Nevada in the northwestern corner of Washington County, it protects a portion of the Bull Valley Mountains and the...
on the south, separated by a small road, and is bordered by Cougar Canyon Wilderness
Cougar Canyon Wilderness
Cougar Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in the US state of Utah. It was designated March 30, 2009, as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009...
on the west.