Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§460vv–1 Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CVII — WINDING STAIR MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION AND WILDERNESS AREA › § 460vv–1
Summary
Makes two areas in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma official wilderness areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Black Fork Mountain Wilderness covers approximately 4,583 acres, shown on a proposed map dated March 1988. The Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness covers approximately 9,371 acres, shown on a proposed map dated March 1988.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460vv–1
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In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 890, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) the following lands in the State of Oklahoma are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1)Certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma, which comprise approximately 4,583 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Black Fork Mountain Wilderness—Proposed”, dated March 1988, and which shall be known as the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness.
(2)Certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma, which comprise approximately 9,371 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness—Proposed”, dated March 1988, and which shall be known as the Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Wilderness Act of 1964, referred to in text, probably means the Wilderness Act, Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460vv–1
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102