Sawtooth Wilderness (partial historical association; now in Sawtooth National Forest)

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Sawtooth Wilderness is a rugged, high-elevation protected area in central Idaho renowned for its jagged granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive backcountry recreation opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
allows backpacking ⓘ
non-mechanized recreation ⓘ
stock use with restrictions ⓘ
containsWaterBodyType mountain lakes ⓘ
streams ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdByAct Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishedInYear 1972 ⓘ
feature alpine lakes ⓘ
glacially carved basins ⓘ
meadows ⓘ
steep granite spires ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
geology granite peaks ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasEcosystem alpine ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine ecosystem ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Thompson Peak ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 10,751 feet ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor alpine lakes ⓘ
backcountry recreation ⓘ
climbing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking and backpacking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
jagged granite peaks ⓘ
wilderness character preservation ⓘ
locatedIn Idaho ⓘ
central Idaho ⓘ
locatedInCounty Boise County, Idaho ⓘ
Custer County, Idaho ⓘ
Elmore County, Idaho ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Sawtooth Range ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Sawtooth National Forest ⓘ
locatedNear Stanley, Idaho ⓘ
managingAgency Sawtooth National Forest ⓘ
partOf Sawtooth National Forest ⓘ
Sawtooth National Recreation Area ⓘ
prohibits mechanized transport such as bicycles ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ
permanent roads ⓘ
protectedUnder U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
region Rocky Mountains ⓘ
terrainType high-elevation alpine terrain ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ

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Boise National Forest → contains → Sawtooth Wilderness (partial historical association; now in Sawtooth National Forest) ⓘ