South Baranof Wilderness

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The South Baranof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest, located on Baranof Island, Alaska. Covering 319,568 acres south of Sitka, the South Baranof protects glacier-carved fjords, hanging valleys, old-growth temperate rainforests and sheer granite mountains.[http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=561 South Baranof Wilderness], Wilderness.net

The wilderness was created by Congress in 1980 as part of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.{{cite web|title=South Baranof Wilderness - USDA Forest Service|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3814496.pdf|website=www.fs.usda.gov}}

The highest point in the wilderness is Mount Ada, elevation 4,528-feet (1,380-meters).[https://books.google.com/books?id=swvI9_Aee4cC&dq=Mount+Ada+baranof&pg=PA21 Alaska Solitude: Wilderness Areas of the Tongass National Forest], U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1981, p. 21.