HemingwayâBoulders Wilderness | |
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Location in the
United States Location in
Idaho | |
Location |
Blaine and
Custer counties, Idaho, United States |
Nearest city | Ketchum |
Coordinates | 43°54â˛32âłN 114°29â˛06âłW / 43.909°N 114.485°W |
Area | 67,998 acres (106 sq mi; 275 km2) |
Established | August 7, 2015 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The HemingwayâBoulders Wilderness is a protected area in the western United States, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in central Idaho. Part of the Sawtooth National Forest in Blaine and Custer counties, the 67,998-acre (106.2 sq mi; 275.2 km2) wilderness covers part of the Boulder Mountains and directly adjoins the Jim McClureâJerry Peak Wilderness on its northeast side and is south of the Cecil D. AndrusâWhite Clouds Wilderness, which it does not directly adjoin.
It is named for the Boulder Mountains and writer Ernest Hemingway, who was a resident of nearby Ketchum. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System on August 7, 2015, with the passage of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ( Pub. L. 114â46 (text) (PDF)); sponsored by Representative Mike Simpson, it passed Congress without objection and was signed into law by President Barack Obama. [2] [3] [4] [5]
HemingwayâBoulders Wilderness | |
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Location in the
United States Location in
Idaho | |
Location |
Blaine and
Custer counties, Idaho, United States |
Nearest city | Ketchum |
Coordinates | 43°54â˛32âłN 114°29â˛06âłW / 43.909°N 114.485°W |
Area | 67,998 acres (106 sq mi; 275 km2) |
Established | August 7, 2015 |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The HemingwayâBoulders Wilderness is a protected area in the western United States, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in central Idaho. Part of the Sawtooth National Forest in Blaine and Custer counties, the 67,998-acre (106.2 sq mi; 275.2 km2) wilderness covers part of the Boulder Mountains and directly adjoins the Jim McClureâJerry Peak Wilderness on its northeast side and is south of the Cecil D. AndrusâWhite Clouds Wilderness, which it does not directly adjoin.
It is named for the Boulder Mountains and writer Ernest Hemingway, who was a resident of nearby Ketchum. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System on August 7, 2015, with the passage of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ( Pub. L. 114â46 (text) (PDF)); sponsored by Representative Mike Simpson, it passed Congress without objection and was signed into law by President Barack Obama. [2] [3] [4] [5]