Providence, Woods, and Hackberry Mountains · Sheep zone 12 · California

Bighorn sheep hunt area — its own geography, not the zone with the same number. Public land, access, and bighorn sheep harvest below are computed for this boundary.

Sheep zone 12Full map — ownership, roads, wind →

Public land

98%

438,384 ac of 448,611 ac

Landlocked public

1,929 ac

public you can't legally reach

>1 mi from a road

22%

of public · 97,755 ac

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Terrain — this boundary, not the zone’s

Elevation1,950–7,140 ft

Median elevation3,350 ft

Median slope2°

Where the ground sits

1,950 ft7,140 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 21%

E 25%

S 27%

W 28%

Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing

North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.

USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →

Nearby bighorn sheep sheep zones

Marble/Clipper Mountains · Sheep zone 1 · 95% public Castle Mountains and Piute Range · Sheep zone 13 · 96% public Kelso Peak/Old Dad Mountains · Sheep zone 2 · 98% public Granite and North Bristol Mountains · Sheep zone 11 · 99% public

Boundaries from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife bighorn sheep hunt-area layer; ownership from USGS PAD-US; roads from OSM + MVUM. Same open formulas as every unit page — the methodology is published and the code is open.