103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2473
AN ACT
To designate certain National Forest lands in the State
of Montana as wilderness, to release other National For-
est lands in the State of Montana for multiple use man-
agement, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as ‘‘The Montana Wil-
derness Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest
System lands in the State of Montana possess out-
standing natural characteristics which give them
high value as wilderness and will, if properly pre-
served, contribute as an enduring resource of wild
land for the benefit of the American people.
(2) Preserving areas in their natural roadless
condition is a vital component of protecting the
biodiversity of lands in Montana and securing and
maintaining habitat for threatened and endangered
species.
(3) The existing Department of Agriculture
Land and Resource Management Plans for Forest
System lands in the State of Montana have identi-
fied areas which, on the basis of their land form,
ecosystem, associated wildlife, and location will help
to fulfill the National Forest System’s share of a
quality National Wilderness Preservation System.
(4) Review and evaluation of roadless and unde-
veloped lands in the National Forest System in Mon-
tana have also identified those areas which should be
specially managed, deserve further study, or which
should be available for multiple uses other than wil-
derness, subject to the Forest Service’s land man-
agement planning process and the provisions of this
Act.
(5) Montanans and those interested in Mon-
tana’s wildlands have been fully involved in the for-
mulation of this wilderness proposal. That the wil-
derness designations recommended in this legislation
have been developed with the support of Montana
wilderness advocates and is therefore the product of
years of negotiations.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to—
(1) designate certain National Forest System
lands in the State of Montana as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, in fur-
therance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), in order to preserve the wilder-
ness character of the land and the health and diver-
sity of native populations of fish, wildlife and plants
and to protect watersheds and wildlife habitat, pre-
serve scenic and historic resources, and promote sci-
entific research, primitive recreation, solitude, and
physical and mental challenge; and
(2) ensure that certain other National Forest
System lands in the State of Montana will be made
available for uses other than wilderness in accord-
ance with applicable national forest laws, planning
procedures and the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 3. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of
the Wilderness Act of 1964, the following lands in the
State of Montana are designated as wilderness and, there-
fore, as components of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System:
(1) Certain lands in the Beaverhead, Bitterroot,
and Deerlodge National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 31,600 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Addi-
tions—Proposed’’ (North Big Hole, Storm Lake,
Upper East Fork), dated March 1994, and which
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to
be a part of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, which comprise approximately 33,000 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Italian
Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,
and which shall be known as the Italian Peaks Unit
of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, which comprise approximately 84,920 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘East Pio-
neer Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,
and which shall be known as the East Pioneer Wil-
derness.
(4) Certain lands in the Beaverhead National
Forest, Montana, comprising approximately 40,000
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘West
Big Hole Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March
1994, and which shall be known as the West Big
Hole Unit of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide
Wilderness.
(5) Certain lands in the Bitterroot, Deerlodge,
and Lolo National Forests, which comprise approxi-
mately 76,600 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘Stony Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,
dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the
Stony Mountain Wilderness. The provisions of sec-
tion 4 of this Act shall not apply to the portion of
such lands within the drainage of the Burnt Fork.
(6) Certain lands in the Bitterroot and Lolo
National Forests, which comprise approximately
55,500 acres, as generally depicted on maps entitled
‘‘Selway-Bitterroot 
Wilderness 
Additions—Pro-
posed’’, dated March 1994, and which are hereby in-
corporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of
the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
(7) Certain lands in the Custer National For-
est, which comprise approximately 13,700 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Pryor Moun-
tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,
and which shall be known as the Pryor Mountains
Wilderness.
(8) Certain lands in the Custer National For-
est, which comprise approximately 28,000 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Custer Absa-
roka Beartooth Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’
(Burnt Mountain, Timberline Creek, Stateline, Line
Creek Plateau, and Mystic Lake), dated March
1994, and which are hereby incorporated in and
shall be deemed to be a part of the Absaroka
Beartooth Wilderness.
(9) Certain lands in the Deerlodge and Helena
National Forests, which comprise approximately
26,800 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Blackfoot Meadow-Electric Peak Wilderness—
Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which shall be
known as the Blackfoot Meadow Unit of the Howard
Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
(10) Certain lands in the Flathead and
Kootenai National Forests, which comprise approxi-
mately 120,400 acres, as generally depicted on a
map entitled ‘‘North Fork Wilderness—Proposed
(Tuchuck, Thompson-Seton, and Mount Hefty)’’,
dated March 1994, and which shall be known as the
North Fork Wilderness.
(11) Certain lands in the Flathead, Helena,
Lolo, and Lewis and Clark National Forests, which
comprise approximately 261,440 acres, as generally
depicted on maps entitled ‘‘Arnold Bolle Additions to
the Bob Marshall Wilderness—Proposed’’ (Silver
King-Falls Creek, Renshaw, Clearwater-Monture,
Deep Creek, Teton High Peak, Volcano Reef, Slip-
pery Bill, Limestone Cave, Choteau Mountain, and
Crown Mountain, Lost Jack, Spotted Bear), dated
March 1994, which shall be known as the Arnold
Bolle-Bob Marshall Wilderness Additions and are in-
corporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of
the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
(12) Certain lands in the Flathead National
Forest, which comprise approximately 960 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mission Moun-
tains 
Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed’’, 
dated
March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in
and shall be deemed to be a part of the Mission
Mountain Wilderness.
incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of
the Lee Metcalf Wilderness.
(16) Certain lands in the Gallatin National
Forest, which comprise approximately 18,300 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Earthquake
Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
which shall be known as the Earthquake Unit of the
Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
(17) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, which comprise approximately 22,900 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Camas Creek
Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
which shall be known as the Camas Creek Wilder-
ness.
(18) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, which comprise approximately 15,000 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mount Baldy
Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
which shall be known as the Mount Baldy Wilder-
ness.
(19) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, Montana, which comprise approximately 10,000
acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
‘‘Gates of the Mountains Wilderness Additions—
Proposed’’ (Big Log), dated March 1994, and which
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to
be part of the Gates of the Mountain Wilderness.
(20) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, which comprise approximately 10,700 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Black Moun-
tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
which shall be known as the Black Mountain Unit
of the Howard Zahniser Great Divide Wilderness.
(21) Certain lands in the Kootenai National
Forest, which comprise approximately 39,620 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cabinet
Mountains Wilderness Additions—Proposed’’, dated
March 1994, and which are hereby incorporated in
and shall be deemed to be part of the Cabinet Moun-
tains Wilderness.
(22) Certain lands in the Kaniksu and Kootenai
National Forest, which comprise approximately
52,000 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Scotchman Peaks Wilderness—Proposed’’,
dated March 1994, which shall be known as the
Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
(23) Certain lands in the Kootenai National
Forest which comprise approximately 42,000 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Yaak Wil-
derness—Proposed’’ (Roderick Mountain, Grizzly
Peak, Pink Mountain), dated March 1994, which
shall be known as the Yaak Wilderness.
(24) Certain lands in the Kootenai and Lolo
National Forests, which comprise approximately
17,900 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti-
tled ‘‘Cataract Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated
March 1994, which shall be known as the Cataract
Peak Wilderness.
(25) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,
which comprise approximately 19,400 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Cube Iron/Mount
Silcox Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,
which shall be known as the Cube Iron/Mount Silcox
Wilderness.
(26) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,
which comprise approximately 94,700 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Great Burn Wil-
derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall
be known as the Great Burn Wilderness.
(27) Certain lands in the Lolo National Forest,
which comprise approximately 60,100 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Quigg Peak Wil-
derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, which shall
be known as the Quigg Peak Wilderness.
(28) Certain lands in the Kootenai National
Forest, which comprise approximately 24,600 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Trout
Creek Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994,
and which shall be known as the Trout Creek Wil-
derness.
(29) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, which comprise approximately 21,700 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Nevada Moun-
tain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and
which shall be known as the Nevada Mountain Unit
of the Howard Zahnizer Great Divide Wilderness.
(30) Certain lands in the Helena National For-
est, which comprise approximately 56,100 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Wil-
derness—Proposed’’, dated March 1994, and which
shall be known as the Elkhorn Wilderness.
(31) Certain lands in the Gallatin National
Forest, which comprise approximately 500 acres, as
generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Absa-
roka 
Wilderness 
Addition—Proposed 
(Republic
Mountain)’’, dated March 1994, and which are here-
by incorporated in and shall be deemed a part of the
North Absaroka Wilderness.