Sawtooth National Forest
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| Sawtooth National Forest | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location | Idaho-Utah, USA |
| Nearest city | Boise, ID |
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| Area | 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) |
| Established | May 29, 1905 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Sawtooth National Forest is located in the U.S. states of Idaho and Utah. Originally set aside in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve, today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states.
There are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000 miles (4,830 km) of rivers and streams.
Part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is within the forest.
About 96% of the forest lies in Idaho and only 4% in Utah. In descending order of forestland area it is located in Blaine, Cassia, Camas, Custer, Elmore, Twin Falls, Box Elder (the only county in Utah), Power, and Oneida counties.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Forest Service. Sawtooth National Forest. Retrieved on 2006-07-08.
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