Black Canyon Roadless Area

Index to the other Roadless areas in the Western Okanogan National Forest

Selected campfire stories from this area from Lost and Forgotten - A Trail Guide to Roadless Area Hikes and Vistas in Western Okanogan County

Black Canyon - Goat Mountain, RA 1330

Black Canyon roadless area is at the southern end of the Chelan-Sawtooth Range. It is characterized by rugged, rocky topography, with low precipitation and frequent wildfires. Vegetation zones range from ponderosa pine - sagebrush-steppe to upper montane Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, barely reaching into subalpine whitebark pine.

Roadless Area Map of this area (data from Pacific Biodiversity Institute).

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