Trapper Peak in Bitterroot National Forest

Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.6 million acres (6,500 km²) in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, United States. Founded in 1907, the forest is located in the Bitterroot and the Sapphire mountain ranges with elevations ranging from 2,200 feet (650 m) along the Salmon River in Idaho to 10,157 foot (3,100 m) Trapper Peak. Roughly half the forest (743,000 acres, 3,000 km²) make up part or all of three distinct Wilderness areas. These areas include the Anaconda-Pintler, Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church River of No Return Wildernesses. The distinction is that in wilderness areas, no roads, logging, mining or other construction is permitted and all access must be done either on foot or horseback; even bicycles are not permitted. Hunting however is allowed forestwide including wilderness areas. State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th)  - Land 377,295 km²  - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000)  - Population 902,195 (44th)  - Density 2. ... State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Bitterroot Range is a range of mountains along the Montana and United States. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... The Salmon River is the name of several different rivers. ... Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ... The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is a protected area in the states of Idaho and Montana. ... The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area located in Idaho. ... A road is a strip of land, smoothed or otherwise prepared to allow easier travel, connecting two or more destinations. ... Forestry - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... This mountain bicycle features oversized tires, a sturdy frame, front shock absorbers, and handlebars oriented perpendicular to the bikes axis Bicycle may also refer to Bicycle Playing Cards. ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ...

The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through parts of what are now forest lands in 1805. After the discovery of gold in Idaho and then Montana in the 1860's, numerous mining towns were built, some of which today are ghost towns. The Nez Perce National Historic Trail passes through a portion of the forest, following the route of the retreating Nez Perce on their historic path that led from Idaho to north central Montana in 1877. Heavy logging and other resource depletion beginning in the 1880's led conservationists to push for the preservation the forest. The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first United States overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... Nez Perce photographed in the 19th century The Nez Perce or Nez Percé (pronounced /n3z pVrs/, or /ne perse/ as in French) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of North America and adjoining regions at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ...

The forest is a combination of both grasslands and forested zones. Grazing rights are leased to private landowners in the lower altitudes where grasses and shrublands are dominant. Higher up, Douglas fir, larch, and lodgepole pine slowly give way to Engelmann Spruce and whitebark pine as the altitude increases. Above the treeline at 8,000 feet (2,400 m) the trees abruptly end and alpine flowers and grasses are found. A small grizzly bear population is located in the wilderness zones of the forest with black bear, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, elk and moose found forestwide. An active effort to reintroduce the grizzly bear to the region concluded in 2000 with a plan to release 25 bears into the wilderness zones over a five year period beginning in 2003. An Inner Mongolia Grassland. ... Grazing is the regular consumption of part of one organism without killing it by another organism. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... Species See text. ... Species About 12; see text Larches are conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. ... Binomial name Pinus contorta Douglas Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a common tree in western North America. ... Binomial name Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. ... Binomial name Pinus albicaulis Engelm. ... Alpine may refer to: Alpine, a breed of goat. ... Grizzly may refer to: The Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), a subspecies of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). ... Binomial name Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Genera Capricornis Nemorhaedus Rupicapra Oreamnos Budorcas Ovibos Hemitragus Ammotragus Pseudois Capra Ovis Pantholops A goat antelope is any of the species of mostly medium-sized herbivores that make up the subfamily Caprinae or the single species in subfamily Panthalopinae. ... Binomial name Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804 Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) is a species of sheep in North America with two endangered subspecies: Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana). ... Binomial name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus,, 1758 Subspecies Numerous - see text. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) A female moose. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There are 1,600 miles (2,500 km) of trails and 18 improved campgrounds within the forest. Outstanding fishing is found in the dozens of rivers and streams and lakes. While the forest headquarters is located in Hamilton, Montana, Missoula, Montana is the largest nearby city. Interstate 90 passes through portions of the forest. Hamilton is a city located in Ravalli County, Montana. ... Missoula, Montana viewed from the top of Mount Sentinel in 1999. ... A typical rural stretch of Interstate highway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a large grassy median, and with cross-traffic limited to overpasses and underpasses. ...

External links

• Bitterroot National Forest website
• Grizzly bear recovery plan
• Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness information