South Baranof Wilderness

South Baranof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area on Baranof Island in southeast Alaska within the Tongass National Forest. Created by Congress in 1980 through the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, it encompasses 319,568 acres south of Sitka. The protected area preserves a vast, largely undeveloped coastal landscape shaped by ice and water, including glacier-carved fjords, hanging valleys, old-growth temperate rainforest, and steep granite mountains. Mount Ada, at 4,528 feet, is its highest point. Its importance lies in the scale and intact character of this preserved section of Baranof Island.

Sitka, Alaska · United States