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Visibility and Haze

List of Areas Protected by the Regional Haze Program

Code of Federal Regulations

Reference (40 CFR PART 81)

AREA NAME ACREAGE FEDERAL LAND MANAGER PUBLIC LAW
81.401 Alabama.
Sipsey Wilderness Area 12,646 USDA-FS 93-622
81.402 Alaska.
Bering Sea Wilderness Area 41,113 USDI-FWS 91-622
Denali NP (formerly Mt. McKinley NP)
1,949,493
USDI-FWS
64-353
Simeonof Wilderness Area
25,141
USDI-FWS
94-557
Tuxedni Wilderness Area
6,402
USDI-FWS
91-504
 
81.403 Arizona.
Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness Area.
9,440
USDI-NPS
94-567
Chiricahua Wilderness Area
18,000
USDA-FS
88-577
Galiuro Wilderness Area
52,717
USDA-FS
88-577
Grand Canyon NP
1,176,913
USDI-NPS
65-277
Mazatzal Wilderness Area
205,137
USDA-FS
88-577
Mount Baldy Wilderness Area
6,975
USDA-FS
91-504
Petrified Forest NP
93,493
USDI-NPS
85-358
Pine Mountain Wilderness Area
20,061
USDA-FS
92-230
Saguaro Wilderness Area
71,400
USDI-FS
94-567
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area
20,850
USDA-FS
88-577
Superstition Wilderness Area
124,117
USDA-FS
88-577
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area
47,757
USDA-FS
92-241
 
81.404 Arkansas.
Caney Creek Wilderness Area
4,344
USDA-FS
93-622
Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area
9,912
USDA-FS
93-622
 
81.405 California.
Agua Tibia Wilderness Area
15,934
USDA-FS
93-632
Caribou Wilderness Area
19,080
USDA-FS
88-577
Cucamonga Wilderness Area
9,022
USDA-FS
88-577
Desolation Wilderness Area
63,469
USDA-FS
91-82
Dome Land Wilderness Area
62,206
USDA-FS
88-577
Emigrant Wilderness Area
104,311
USDA-FS
93-632
Hoover Wilderness Area
47,916
USDY-FS
88-577
John Muir Wilderness Area
484,673
USDA-FS
8-577
Joshua Tree National Park
429,690
USDI-NPS
94-567
Kaiser Wilderness Area
22,500
USDA-FS
94-577
Kings Canyon NP
459,994
USDI-NPS
76-424
Lassen Volcanic NP
105,800
USDI-NPS
64-184
Lava Beds Wilderness Area
28,640
USDI-NPS
92-493
Marble Mountain Wilderness Area
213,743
USDA-FS
88-577
Minarets Wilderness Area
109,484
USDA-FS
88-577
Mokelumme Wilderness Area
50,400
USDA-FS
88-577
Pinnacles Wilderness Area
12,952
USDI-NPS
94-567
Point Reyes Wilderness Area
25,370
USDI-NPS
94-544
Redwood NP
27,792
USDI-NPS
90-545
San Gabriel Wilderness Area
36,137
USDA-FS
90-318
San Gorgonio Wilderness Area
34,644
USDA-FS
88-577
San Jacinto Wilderness Area
20,564
USDA-FS
88-577
San Rafael Wilderness Area
142,722
USDA-FS
90-271
Sequoia NP
386,642
USDI-NS
({1})
South Warner Wilderness Area
68,507
USDA-FS
88-577
Thousand Lakes Wilderness Area.
15,695
USDA-FS
88-577
Ventana Wilderness Area
95,152
USDA-FS
91-58
Yolla-Bolly-Middle-Eel Wilderness Area
109,091
USDA-FS
88-577
Yosemite NP
759,172
USDI-NPS
58-49
81.406 Colorado.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Area.
11,180
USDI-NPS
94-567
Eagles Nest Wilderness Area
133,910
USDA-FS
94-352
Flat Tops Wilderness Area.
235,230
USDA-FS
94-146
Great Sand Dunes Wilderness Area
33,450
USDI-NPS
94-567
La Garita Wilderness Area.
48,486
USDA-FS
88-577
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area
71,060
USDA-FS
88-577
Mesa Verde NP
51,488
USDI-NPS
59-353
Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area
72,472
USDA-FS
88-577
Rawah Wilderness Area
26,674
USDA-FS
88-577
Rocky Mountain NP
263,138
USDI-NPS
63-238
Weminuche Wilderness Area.
400,907
USDA-FS
93-632
West Elk Wilderness Area
61,412
USDA-FS
88-577
 
81.407 Florida.
Chassahowitzka Wilderness Area.
23,360
USDI-FWS
94-557
Everglades NP
1,397,429
USDI-NPS
73-267
St. Marks Wilderness Area.
17,745
USDI-FWS
93-632
81.408 Georgia.
Cohotta Wilderness Area
33,776
USDA-FS
93-622
Okefenokee Wilderness Area
343,850
USDI-FWS
93-429
Wolf Island Wilderness Area
5,126
USDI-FWS
93-632
81.409 Hawaii.
Haleakala NP
27,208
USDI-NPS
87-744
Hawaii Volcanoes NP
217,029
USDI-NPS
64-171
 
81.41 Idaho.
Craters of the Moon Wilderness Area
43,243
SDI-NPS
91-504
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area{1}
83,800
USDA-FS
94-199
Sawtooth Wilderness Area
216,383
USDA-FS
92-400
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area{2}
988,770
USDA-FS
88-577
Yellowstone NP{3}
31,488
USDI-NPS
({4})
{1}Hells Canyon Wilderness, 192,700 acres overall, of which 108,900 acres are in Oregon and 83,800 acres are in Idaho.

{2}Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, 1,240,700 acres overall, of which 988,700 acres are in Idaho and 251,930 acres are in Montana.

{3}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho

{4}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.).
 
81.411 Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave NP
51,303
USDI-NPS
69-283
81.412 Louisiana.
Breton Wilderness Area
5,000+
USDI-FWS
93-632
81.413 Maine.
Acadia National Park
37,503
USDI-NPS
65-278
Moosehorn Wilderness Area.
7,501
USDI-FWS
 
(Edmunds Unit)
(2,782)
 
91-504
(Baring Unit).
(4,719)
 
93-632
 
81.414 Michigan.
Isle Royale NP.
542,428
USDI-NPS
71-835
Seney Wilderness Area
25,150
USDI-FWS
91-504
 
81.415 Minnesota.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Area
747,840
USDA-FS
99-577
Voyageurs NP
114,964
USDI-NPS
99-261
 
81.416 Missouri.
Hercules-Glades Wilderness Area
12,315
USDA-FS
94-557
Mingo Wilderness Area
8,000
USDI-FWS
95-557
 
81.417 Montana.
Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness Area
157,803
USDA-FS
88-577
Bob Marshall Wilderness Area
950,000
USDA-FS
88-577
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area
94,272
USDA-FS
88-577
Gates of the Mtn Wilderness Area
28,562
USDA-FS
88-577
Glacier NP
1,012,599
USDI-NPS
61-171
Medicine Lake Wilderness Area
11,366
USDI-FWS
94-557
Mission Mountain Wilderness Area
73,877
USDA-FS
93-632
Red Rock Lakes Wilderness Area.
32,350
USDI-FWS
94-557
Scapegoat Wilderness Area.
239,295
USDA-FS
92-395
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area{1}
251,930
USDA-FS
88-577
U. L. Bend Wilderness Area
20,890
USDI-FWS
94-557
Yellowstone NP{2}
167,624
USDI-NPS
({3})
{1}Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, 1,240,700 acres overall, of which 988,770 acres are in Idaho and 251,930 acres are in Montana.

{2}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho.

{3}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.)
[44 FR 69124, Nov. 30, 1979; 45 FR 6103, Jan. 25, 1980]
81.418 Nevada.
Jarbidge Wilderness Area 64,667 USDA-FS 88-577
81.419 New Hampshire.
Great Gulf Wilderness Area 5,552 USDA-FS 88-577
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness Area. 20,000 USDA-FS 93-622
 
81.42 New Jersey.
Brigantine Wilderness Area 6,603 USDI-FWS 93-632
81.421 New Mexico.
Bandelier Wilderness Area. 23,267 USDI-NPS 94-567
Bosque del Apache Wilderness Area 80,850 USDI-FWS 93-632
Carlsbad Caverns NP. 46,435 USDI-NPS 71-216
Gila Wilderness Area. 433,690 USDA-FS 88-577
Pecos Wilderness Area 167,416 USDA-FS 88-577
Salt Creek Wilderness Area 8,500 USDI-FWS 91-504
San Pedro Parks Wilderness Area 41,132 USDA-FS 88-577
Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area 6,027 USDA-FS 88-577
White Mountain Wilderness Area. 31,171 USDA-FS 88-577
81.422 North Carolina.
Great Smoky Mountains NP{1} 273,551 USDI-NPS 69-268
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area{2} 10,201 USDA-FS 93-622
Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. 7,575 USDA-FS 88-577
Shining Rock Wilderness Area. 13,350 USDA-FS 88-577
Swanquarter Wilderness Area 9,000 USDI-FWS 94-557
{1}Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 514,758 acres overall, of which 273,551 acres are in North Carolina, and 241,207 acres are in Tennessee.

{2}Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, 14,033 acres overall, of which 10,201 acres are in North Carolina, and 3,832 acres are in Tennessee.
 
81.423 North Dakota.
Lostwood Wilderness 5,557 USDI-FWS 93-632
Theodore Roosevelt NP 69,675 USDI-NPS 80-38
 
81.424 Oklahoma.
Wichita Mountains Wilderness 8,900 USDI-FWS 91-504
81.425 Oregon.
Crater Lake NP 160,290 USDA-NPS 57-121
Diamond Peak Wilderness. 36,637 USDA-FS 88-577
Eagle Cap Wilderness 293,476 USDA-FS 88-577
Gearhart Mountain Wilderness 18,709 USDA-FS 88-577
Hells Canyon Wilderness{1} 108,900 USDA-FS 94-199
Kalmiopsis Wilderness. 76,900 USDA-FS 88-577
Mountain Lakes Wilderness 23,071 USDA-FS 88-577
Mount Hood Wilderness. 14,160 USDA-FS 88-577
Mount Jefferson Wilderness 100,208 USDA-FS 90-548
Mount Washington Wilderness. 46,116 USDA-FS 88-577
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness 33,003 USDA-FS 88-577
Three Sisters Wilderness 199,902 USDA-FS 88-577
{1}Hells Canyon Wilderness, 192,700 acres overall, of which 108,900 acres are in Oregon, and 83,800 acres are in Idaho.
81.426 South Carolina.
Cape Romain Wilderness 28,000 USDI-FWS 93-632
81.427 South Dakota.
Badlands Wilderness 64,250 USDI-NPS 94-567
Wind Cave NP 28,060 USDI-NPS 57-16
 
81.428 Tennessee.
Great Smoky Mountains NP{1}. 241,207 USDI-NPS 69-268
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness{2} 3,832 USDA-FS 93-622
{1}Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 514,758 acres overall, of which 273,551 acres are in North Carolina, and 241,207 acres are in Tennessee.

{2}Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness, 14,033 acres overall, of which 10,201 acres are in North Carolina, and 3,832 acres are in Tennessee.
[44 FR 69124, Nov. 30, 1979; 45 FR 6103, Jan. 25, 1980]
81.429 Texas.
Big Bend NP. 708,118 USDI-NPS 74-157
Guadalupe Mountains NP 76,292 USDI-NPS 89-667
 
81.43 Utah.
Arches NP. 65,098 USDI-NPS 92-155
Bryce Canyon NP. 35,832 USDI-NPS 68-277
Canyonlands NP 337,570 USDI-NPS 88-590
Capitol Reef NP. 221,896 USDI-NPS 92-507
Zion NP 142,462 USDI-NPS 68-83
81.431 Vermont.
Lye Brook Wilderness 12,430 USDA-FS 93-622
81.432 Virgin Islands.
Virgin Islands NP. 12,295 USDI-NPS 84-925
81.433 Virginia.
James River Face Wilderness. 8,703 USDA-FS 93-622
Shenandoah NP 190,535 USDI-NPS 69-268
 
81.434 Washington.
Alpine Lakes Wilderness. 303,508 USDA-FS 94-357
Glacier Peak Wilderness. 464,258 USDA-FS 88-577
Goat Rocks Wilderness. 82,680 USDA-FS 88-577
Mount Adams Wilderness 32,356 USDA-FS 88-577
Mount Rainer NP. 235,239 USDI-NPS ({1})
North Cascades NP. 503,277 USDI-NPS 90-554
Olympic NP 892,578 USDI-NPS 75-778
Pasayten Wilderness 505,524 USDA-FS 90-544
{1}30 Stat. 993 (55th Cong.).
81.435 West Virginia.
Dolly Sods Wilderness. 10,215 USDA-FS 93-622
Otter Creek Wilderness 20,000 USDA-FS 93-622
 
81.436 Wyoming.
Bridger Wilderness 392,160 USDA-FS 88-577
Fitzpatrick Wilderness 191,103 USDA-FS 94-567
Grand Teton NP 305,504 USDI-NPS 81-787
North Absaroka Wilderness 351,104 USDA-FS 88-577
Teton Wilderness 557,311 USDA-FS 88-577
Washakie Wilderness 686,584 USDA-FS 92-476
Yellowstone NP{1}. 2,020,625 USDI-NPS ({2})
{1}Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho.

{2}17 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.).
 
81.437 New Brunswick, Canada.
Roosevelt Campobello International Park 2,721 ({1}) 88-363
{1} Chairman, RCIP Commission.

*All references are to Part 51 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Abbreviations:
USDI-NPS: U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service
USDA-FS: U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
USDI-FWS: U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service