Open Table
Area name Acreage Public Law establishing Federal land manager
Craters of the Moon Wild 43,243 91-504 USDI-NPS
Hells Canyon Wild1 83,800 94-199 USDA-FS
Sawtooth Wild 216,383 92-400 USDA-FS
Selway-Bitterroot Wild2 988,770 88-577 USDA-FS
Yellowstone NP3 31,488 (4) USDI-NPS

1Hells Canyon Wilderness, 192,700 acres overall, of which 108,900 acres are in Oregon and 83,800 acres are in Idaho.

2Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, 1,240,700 acres overall, of which 988,700 acres are in Idaho and 251,930 acres are in Montana.

3Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,737 acres overall, of which 2,020,625 acres are in Wyoming, 167,624 acres are in Montana, and 31,488 acres are in Idaho.

417 Stat. 32 (42nd Cong.).


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