Bridger Wilderness

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Bridger Wilderness is a rugged, high-altitude wilderness area in western Wyoming’s Wind River Range, renowned for its dramatic granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive backcountry hiking and climbing opportunities.

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Bridger Wilderness canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessPoint Elkhart Park trailhead ⓘ
Green River Lakes trailhead ⓘ
Pinedale, Wyoming ⓘ
area approximately 1,730 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 428,000 acres ⓘ
contains Continental Divide ⓘ
Green River headwaters ⓘ
hundreds of lakes and ponds ⓘ
numerous glaciers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation U.S. Wilderness Area ⓘ
ecosystemType Rocky Mountain alpine ecosystem ⓘ
established 1964 ⓘ
establishedBy Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
feature alpine lakes ⓘ
alpine tundra ⓘ
cirques ⓘ
extensive backcountry trails ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ
granite peaks ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
highestPoint Gannett Peak vicinity ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
locatedIn Sublette County, Wyoming ⓘ
Wind River Range ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
western Wyoming ⓘ
managingAgency Bridger-Teton National Forest ⓘ
namedAfter Jim Bridger ⓘ
partOf Bridger-Teton National Forest ⓘ
National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horsepacking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
regulation mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
terrainType high-altitude ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
wildlife bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
elk ⓘ
moose ⓘ
mountain goat ⓘ

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Pinedale, Wyoming → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Sublette County, Wyoming → contains → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Wind River Range → protectedBy → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Gannett Peak → locatedInProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Elkhart Park trailhead → accesses → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Gooseneck Glacier → withinProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Wind River Peak → nearbyProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Cirque of the Towers → locatedInProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Knapsack Col → partOf → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Mount Helen → locatedInProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Titcomb Basin → partOf → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Gannett Glacier → partOf → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Mount Sacagawea → locatedInProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Bonney Pass → locatedInProtectedArea → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ
Big Sandy River → flowsThrough → Bridger Wilderness ⓘ