The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a congressionally designated wilderness area spanning the states of Idaho and Montana in the northwestern United States, protecting roughly 1.3 million acres of the Bitterroot Mountains and the Selway River drainage. It is one of the largest designated wilderness areas in the country and, together with several adjoining wilderness units, forms part of one of the largest roadless wildland complexes in the contiguous United States. The area protects steep, densely forested river canyons and high alpine terrain that support populations of elk, mountain goat and gray wolf.
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1. Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - Wikipedia
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is a protected wilderness area in the states of Idaho and Montana
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January 1, 1964
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At 1.3 million acres (5,300 km²), it is one of the largest designated wilderness areas in the United States (14th overall, but third-largest outside Alaska).
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U.S. Forest Service
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U.S. Forest Service
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The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a congressionally designated wilderness area spanning the states of Idaho and Montana in the northwestern United States, protecting roughly 1.3 million acres of the Bitterroot Mountains and the Selway River drainage.
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- Wikidata Q7448882, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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