Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Sheep Mountain Wilderness is a 43,182-acre wilderness area in Los Angeles County, California. It rises from about 2,277 to 10,058 ft. The nearest town is Wrightwood, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
Sheep Mountain Wilderness map
Sheep Mountain 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
- Camping in Sheep Mountain Wilderness is limited to 21 days.
- The maximum group size at Sheep Mountain Wilderness is 25.
- Campfires are prohibited.
- Wrightwood, CA is the nearest town, 1.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Sheep Mountain Wilderness is about 10,058 ft, and its lowest about 2,277 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Pine Mountain, about 9,644 ft.
Who manages Sheep Mountain Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 43,182 | Not on record | 25 | 21 days | San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Office |
Getting to Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- Wrightwood, CA is the nearest town, 1.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- Mt. Baden Powell Via Vincent's Gap Trail (0.08 mi outside the boundary, 6,601 ft), at 34.3736, -117.7514
- Inspiration Point Trailhead (0.13 mi outside the boundary, 7,336 ft), at 34.3717, -117.7097
- Cabin Flat (0.19 mi outside the boundary, 5,971 ft), at 34.3450, -117.6958
- Sunset Peak Trailhead (0.58 mi outside the boundary, 4,535 ft), at 34.2281, -117.6706 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Sunset Peak West Trailhead (0.64 mi outside the boundary, 4,396 ft), at 34.2191, -117.7124 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Windy Gap Trailhead (0.9 mi outside the boundary, 5,858 ft), at 34.3272, -117.8311
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
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.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- Pine Mountain summit
- Dawson Peak summit
- Throop Peak summit
- Blind Canyon canyon
- Fossil Canyon canyon
- Columbine Spring spring
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.
Fishing and water
Jackson Lake fishing (1 mile outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Sheep Mountain Wilderness
- National forestSheep Mountain Wilderness lies inside Angeles National Forest.
- National forestSheep Mountain Wilderness borders San Bernardino National Forest.
- Wilderness areaPleasant View Ridge Wilderness is 0.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaCucamonga Wilderness is 0.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaSan Gabriel Wilderness is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
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=546 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n35w118/USGS_1_n35w118.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://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)