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Forest Order: 06-03-03-24-02 Williams Mine Area and Road Closure

GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST

Mount Adams Ranger District Trout Lake, Washington

WILLIAMS MINE AREA AND ROAD CLOSURE

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited on the area described in this order and depicted on Exhibit A, within and/or administered by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Mount Adams Ranger District, until further notice:

1. Going into or being upon the area affected by the Williams Mine Fire (36 CFR 261.52(e))
2. Being on a road. [36 CFR § 261.54(e)].

Area Closure:

The following description serves as the exterior boundary and closes all lands encompassed within it as depicted in attached Exhibit A:

From a point of beginning, E. of the intersection of National Forest System (NFS) and Road 2300 (posted 23) with the south boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF), in the SE corner of Section 33, T7N, R10E, then E about 5 ¼ miles along the south boundary of the GPNF to the SE corner of Section 32, T7N, R11E, then N about a half-mile along the E section line of Section 32, T7N, R11E, then again E through the middle of Section 33 of T7N, R11E to its E section line then approximately 19 miles N along the boundary of the GPNF to the NFS Road 5603 in Section PB47 T10N, R11E then approximately 2 miles NW along the S side of NFS Road 5603 to the junction with the NFS Road 2329, then approximately 2 miles S along the E side of NFS road 2329 to the junction with NFS Road 2329087 in the NE ¼ of Section 34 T10N, R10E, then west and south along the Mount Adams Wilderness boundary to the NFS Road 2300 in the NW ¼ of Section 30, T9N, R10E then S along the E side of NFS Road 2300 about 14 miles to point of beginning.

Road Closure: 

Travel is prohibited on the following National Forest System (NFS) Roads as described below and shown on the attached map (Exhibit A).

• NFS Road No. 2300 from its origin at the southern boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest SE corner of Section 33, T7N, R10E to its jun
• NFS Road No. 2309 from its origin off NFS Road No 2300 to its Junction with FS Road 5603.

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50 (e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Any Federal, State, or County officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.

2. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation Order), specifically exempting them from this order.

3. Persons traveling for evacuation purposes.

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart A. Violations of this prohibition are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or

$10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both (16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3551, 3559, 3571, and 3581).

Exhibit A: MAP Closure Area