Sespe Wilderness

{{Short description|Protected wilderness area in California, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Sespe Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

| photo = Sespe Wilderness.JPG

| photo_alt =

| photo_caption =

| map = California#USA

| relief = 1

| map_alt = A map of the United States showing the location of the Sespe Wilderness

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| location = California, United States

| nearest_city = Ventura, California

| coordinates = {{coord|34.585|N|119.02|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{cite gnis|2035297|Sespe Wilderness|August 27, 2015}}

| area = {{convert|219700|acre|ha}}

| established = 1992

| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

}}

The Sespe Wilderness is a {{convert|219700|acre|ha|adj=on}} wilderness area in the eastern Topatopa Mountains and southern Sierra Pelona Mountains, within the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF), in Ventura County, Southern California. The wilderness area is primarily located within the Ojai and Mt. Pinos ranger districts of the LPNF.

The wilderness was created by the U.S. Congress as part of the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-301). The same legislation also established the Chumash, Garcia, Machesna Mountain, Matilija, and Silver Peak Wilderness areas.{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=21118|title=George Bush: Statement on Signing the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act|work=The American Presidency Project|access-date=20 January 2018}}{{cite act |title=Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act |date=June 19, 1992 |url= https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-106/pdf/STATUTE-106-Pg242.pdf|access-date= January 19, 2018}} The Sespe Condor Sanctuary is within the Sespe Wilderness. It was established to promote the propagation and growth of the California condor, and is closed to the public.{{cite web |title=Sespe Wilderness |publisher=Wilderness.net |url=http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=544 |access-date=August 27, 2015}}{{cite web |title=Sespe Wilderness |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/lpnf/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5097577 |access-date=August 27, 2015}}

File:Sespe Wilderness Aerial.jpg