Slaughter Creek Wilderness
Clustered together with Cougar Canyon and Doc’s Pass Wilderness areas along the Nevada state line, Slaughter Creek Wilderness sits in the remote northwest corner of Washington County. Slaughter Creek...
Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.
| Designation | Wilderness |
| Managed by | Bureau of Land Management |
| State | Utah |
| Size | 4,047 acres (Wilderness Connect) |
| Designated | 2009, by Congress |
| Center point | 37.4562, -113.9669 |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 19) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Weather by month
Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.
Where to camp
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. 1 is within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 14.3 miEnterprise Meetinghouse ↗Enterprise, UT
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
4,047 acres.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Who manages Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
The Bureau of Land Management.
Source: Wilderness Connect
What state is Slaughter Creek Wilderness in?
Utah.
Source: Wilderness Connect
When was Slaughter Creek Wilderness designated?
Congress designated it in 2009.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Can I camp at Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. The nearest is Honeycomb Rocks Campground, 6.1 miles out. 1 in all are within ten miles. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.
Source: Where to camp
How do I get to Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
A point inside the boundary is at 37.456, -113.967. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: Wilderness Connect
How dark is the night sky at Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 19 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Slaughter Creek Wilderness?
1 National Register listing within 15 miles, including Enterprise Meetinghouse.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.