Cedar Roughs Wilderness
Cedar Roughs Wilderness is a 6,287-acre wilderness area in Napa County, California. It rises from about 530 to 2,369 ft. The nearest town is Angwin, 6.5 miles away in a straight line.
Cedar Roughs Wilderness map
Cedar Roughs Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Angwin, CA is the nearest town, 6.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Cedar Roughs Wilderness is about 2,369 ft, and its lowest about 530 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Iron Mountain, about 2,288 ft.
Who manages Cedar Roughs Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 6,287 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Ukiah Field Office, 707-468-4000 |
Getting to Cedar Roughs Wilderness
- Angwin, CA is the nearest town, 6.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at Cedar Roughs Wilderness
- Smittle Creek Trailhead (0.52 mi outside the boundary, 468 ft), at 38.5748, -122.2446 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Cedar Roughs Wilderness
- Iron Mountain summit
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Public lands next to Cedar Roughs Wilderness
- BLM unitCedar Roughs Wilderness lies inside Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in California
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=685 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n39w123/USGS_1_n39w123.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_CA_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)