Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Mt. Hefty/Tuchuck/Thompson-Seton .....................
103,361
Flathead/Kootenai Na-
tional Forest
Le Beau ..................................................................
6,289
Flathead/Kootenai Na-
tional Forest
Ten Lakes ...............................................................
43,663
Kootenai National For-
est
Lincoln Gulch .........................................................
8,286
Helena National Forest
Anaconda Hill .........................................................
19,212
Helena National Forest
Specimen Creek ......................................................
13,267
Helena National Forest
Crater Mountain .....................................................
9,985
Helena National Forest
Ogden Mountain .....................................................
12,418
Helena National Forest
Nevada Mountain ...................................................
49,464
Helena National Forest
Ecosystem Total ..............................
1,256,175
(2) GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.—(A)
The core of this great region is Yellowstone, the Na-
tion’s first national park. This world-famous region
of geyser basins, towering mountains, abundant
wildlife and vast forests contains the headwaters for
many of the Nation’s most famous blue-ribbon trout
streams. Small glaciers and permanent snowfields
cloak the rugged Teton and Beartooth mountains,
with several peaks greater than 12,000 feet. Diverse
habitat ranges from cactus desert lowlands to arctic
tundra. Wildlife includes the threatened grizzly bear,
the Nation’s last wild bison herd, trumpeter swans,
and nearly 35,000 elk.
(B)(i) In order to protect this unique eco-
system, the areas named in the table in clause (ii),
which comprise approximately 3,261,673 acres as
generally depicted on the maps with titles cor-
responding to each such area and dated July 1,
1993, are hereby designated as wilderness. Each
such wilderness area shall either be incorporated
into the wilderness area indicated or shall be known
by the name given to it in such table, as specified
in such table. Each such map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the
Chief of the Forest Service, United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
(ii) The table referred to in clause (i) is as fol-
lows:
GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area:
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Absaroka-Beartooth additions ................................
196,969
Gallatin/Custer/Sho-
shone National For-
est
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the North Absaroka Wilderness Area:
North Absaroka additions ......................................
140,290
Shoshone National For-
est
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Washakie Wilderness Area:
Washakie additions .................................................
219,008
Shoshone National For-
est
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Teton Wilderness Area:
DuNoir/Pacific Creek/Blackrock Creek ..................
56,682
Bridger-Teton/Shoshone
National Forest
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness Area:
Shoal Creek addition ..............................................
38,525
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Gros Ventre additions ............................................
70,080
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Total ................................................
108,605
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Bridger Wilderness Area:
Bridger additions ....................................................
79,262
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
.
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Popo Agie Wilderness Area:
Popo Agie additions ................................................
48,031
Shoshone National For-
est
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Winegar Hole Wilderness Area:
Winegar Hole addition ...........................................
5,800
Targhee National For-
est
.
The following areas shall be incorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area:
Cowboys Heaven .....................................................
32,279
Gallatin National For-
est
Lee Metcalf additions .............................................
74,062
Gallatin/Beaverhead
National Forest
Total ................................................
106,341
.
The following areas shall become components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and each area shall take the name given to it in the table:
Gallatin Range ........................................................
211,595
Gallatin National For-
est
Lionhead .................................................................
48,225
Gallatin/Targhee Na-
tional Forest
Line Creek Plateau/Deep Lake ..............................
112,473
Custer/Shoshone Na-
tional Forest
Monument Ridge ....................................................
16,640
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Munger Mountain ...................................................
8,690
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Little Sheep Mountain ............................................
15,014
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Palisades .................................................................
120,619
Bridger-Teton/Targhee
National Forest
Mt Leidy Highlands ...............................................
165,275
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Salt River Range ....................................................
217,712
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Grayback Ridge ......................................................
211,574
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Commissary Ridge ..................................................
94,626
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
South Wyoming Range ...........................................
65,838
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Middle Wyoming Range .........................................
57,600
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Gannett Hills ..........................................................
41,600
Bridger-Teton National
Forest
Garns Mountain .....................................................
110,494
Targhee National For-
est
Bear Creek .............................................................
93,927
Targhee National For-
est
Snake River ............................................................
6,930
Targhee National For-
est
Jackass ...................................................................
5,190
Targhee National For-
est
Stump Creek ...........................................................
92,249
Targhee National For-
est
Name of Wilderness Area
Approxi-
mate Acre-
age
Location
Centennial Mountains .............................................
123,320
Targhee National For-
est/BLM
Caribou ...................................................................
70,028
Caribou National For-
est
Poker Peak .............................................................
19,825
Caribou National For-
est
Bitters Peak ...........................................................
12,376
Caribou National For-
est
Wolverine Creek ......................................................
20,640
Caribou National For-
est
Gravelly Mountains .................................................
269,055
Beaverhead National
Forest
Snowcrest ................................................................
97,633
Beaverhead National
Forest
Tobacco Root Mountains ........................................
102,031
Beaverhead/Deerlodge
National Forest
ECOSYSTEM TOTAL ...................
3,261,673
(3) GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.—
(A) This region is one of the most rugged and wild
areas in America, and one of the largest intact for-
est ecosystems in the temperate zones of the Earth.
The core is comprised of the Frank Church-River of
No Return and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness areas.
Swimming the Salmon and Clearwater river systems,
several species of salmon and sea-going trout still
make the 900 mile spawning journey from the Pa-
cific Ocean to small tributaries in the high mountain
country. Biological and landscape diversity is great,
ranging from rocky, dry canyon country to wet for-
ests of ancient cedars many feet in diameter in the
Mallard-Larkins and other areas. A wide array of
forest dwelling species reside here, and the gray wolf
is making a comeback.