The
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a
National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...
located in central
IdahoIdaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on 3 July 1890 as the 43rd state....
, within the
BoiseThe Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...
, Challis, and
Sawtooth National ForestSawtooth 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 of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states.There are...
s. The recreation area is managed by the
U.S. Forest ServiceThe United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres...
and includes the
Sawtooth WildernessThe Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The Wilderness was upgraded in 1972 from "primitive area" status, affording greater protections of the habitat...
. Activities within the roughly 778,000 acre recreation area include
hikingHiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking have been confirmed in studies...
,
backpackingBackpacking combines hiking and camping in a single trip. A backpacker hikes into the backcountry to spend one or more nights there, and carries supplies and equipment to satisfy sleeping and eating needs.-Definition:A backpacker packs all of his or her gear into a backpack...
, White water rafting,
campingCamping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights, usually at a campsite, which may have cabins...
,
rock climbingRock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route...
,
kayakingKayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined by the International Canoe Federation as a boat where the paddler faces forward, legs in...
,
mountain bikingMountain biking is an ever evolving sport that has recently seen a huge flux of popularity but has firm roots in experimentation with non "mountain" style bicycles. The sport consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, with specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid / cross...
,
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, and
huntingHunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
.
The SNRA headquarters are about seven miles (11 km) north of
KetchumKetchum is a city in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, in the central part of the state. The population was 3,003 at the 2000 census. It is in the Wood River Valley, adjacent to Sun Valley; the two communities share many resources and both sit in the same valley beneath Bald Mountain, with its...
on
Highway 75State Highway 75 is a two-lane highway that travels through the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho from Shoshone to Challis. The road is designated as one of Idaho's scenic byways and provides access to Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
, and the SNRA also has a ranger station in
StanleyStanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley.-Geography:...
, near its northern boundary.
Idaho's most famous mountain range, the
Sawtooth MountainsThe Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
are located withing the SNRA, along with the
White Cloud MountainsThe White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The...
, and the Boulder Mountains.
Sawtooth MountainsThe Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
- Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet high is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County. Thompson Peak is also located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the...
- 10,751 ft
- Mount Cramer
Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet high is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer and Boise Counties. The peak is the highest point in Boise County. Mount Cramer is also located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the...
- 10,716 ft
- Decker Peak - 10,704 ft
- Mickey's Spire - 10,680 ft
- Snowyside Peak - 10,651 ft
- Williams Peak
Williams Peak, at 10,636 feet high is the 6th highest peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho and is located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area . The peak lies at 44.15240°N / 115.0057°W and is .75 miles north-northwest of Thompson Peak, the highest...
- 10,635 ft
- Mount Carter - 10,590 ft
- Elk Peak - 10,582 ft
- The Arrowhead - 10,579 ft
- Horstmann Peak - 10,470 ft
- Braxon Peak - 10,353 ft
- Mount Heyburn
Mount Heyburn, at 10,299 feet is one of the many 10,000 foot peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The town of Stanley is located 8 miles north-northeast of...
- 10,299 ft
- Baron Peak - 10,297 ft
- Payette Peak - 10,211 ft
- Warbonnet Peak - 10,210 ft
- Parks Peak - 10,208 ft
- Mount Regan - 10,190 ft
- Imogene - 10,125 ft
- Reward Peak - 10,074 ft
- McDonald Peak - 10,068 ft
- Glens Peak - 10,053 ft
- Tohobit Peak - 10,046 ft
- El Capitan - 9,901 ft
- Alpine Peak - 9,861 ft
- McGown Peak - 9,860 ft
- Finger of Fate - 9,775 ft
- Grand Mogul - 9,733 ft
- Grandjean Peak - 9,105 ft
White Cloud MountainsThe White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The...
- Castle Peak
Castle Peak, at 11,815 feet high is the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Castle Peak is the 25th highest peak in Idaho, and the 9th most prominent peak in the state. Castle Peak is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County...
- 11,815 ft
- Calkens Peak - 11,487 ft
- Lee Peak - 11,342 ft
- Peak 11272 - 11,272 ft
- White Cloud Peak #9 - 11,263 ft
- Chinese Wall - 11,238 ft
- Lonesome Lake Peak - 11,202 ft
- White Cloud Peak #10 - 11,102 ft
- Merriam Peak - 10,920 ft
- Patterson Peak - 10,877 ft
- Washington Peak - 10,519 ft
- Watson Peak - 10,452 ft
- Croseus Peak - 10,388 ft
- Blackman Peak - 10,300 ft
- Bible Back Mountain - 9,928 ft
Boulder Mountains
- Galena Peak - 11,153 ft
- Silver Peak - 11,112 ft
- Easley Peak - 11,108 ft
- Boulder Peak - 10,981 ft
The headwaters of the
Salmon RiverThe Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as The River of No Return. It flows for through central Idaho, draining and dropping more than between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National...
, also known as the "River of No Return" are in the SNRA and the river flows north through the Sawtooth Valley before turning east in Stanley and following the northern border of the SNRA.
The
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a
National Recreation AreaNational Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...
located in central
IdahoIdaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans." Idaho was admitted to the Union on 3 July 1890 as the 43rd state....
, within the
BoiseThe Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...
, Challis, and
Sawtooth National ForestSawtooth 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 of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states.There are...
s. The recreation area is managed by the
U.S. Forest ServiceThe United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres...
and includes the
Sawtooth WildernessThe Sawtooth Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The Wilderness was upgraded in 1972 from "primitive area" status, affording greater protections of the habitat...
. Activities within the roughly 778,000 acre recreation area include
hikingHiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking have been confirmed in studies...
,
backpackingBackpacking combines hiking and camping in a single trip. A backpacker hikes into the backcountry to spend one or more nights there, and carries supplies and equipment to satisfy sleeping and eating needs.-Definition:A backpacker packs all of his or her gear into a backpack...
, White water rafting,
campingCamping is an outdoor recreational activity.The participants, known as campers, leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights, usually at a campsite, which may have cabins...
,
rock climbingRock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route...
,
kayakingKayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined by the International Canoe Federation as a boat where the paddler faces forward, legs in...
,
mountain bikingMountain biking is an ever evolving sport that has recently seen a huge flux of popularity but has firm roots in experimentation with non "mountain" style bicycles. The sport consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, with specially equipped mountain bikes or hybrid / cross...
,
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
, and
huntingHunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
.
The SNRA headquarters are about seven miles (11 km) north of
KetchumKetchum is a city in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, in the central part of the state. The population was 3,003 at the 2000 census. It is in the Wood River Valley, adjacent to Sun Valley; the two communities share many resources and both sit in the same valley beneath Bald Mountain, with its...
on
Highway 75State Highway 75 is a two-lane highway that travels through the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho from Shoshone to Challis. The road is designated as one of Idaho's scenic byways and provides access to Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
, and the SNRA also has a ranger station in
StanleyStanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley.-Geography:...
, near its northern boundary.
Geology
Idaho's most famous mountain range, the
Sawtooth MountainsThe Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
are located withing the SNRA, along with the
White Cloud MountainsThe White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The...
, and the Boulder Mountains.
Peaks
Sawtooth MountainsThe Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
- Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak, at 10,751 feet high is the highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Thompson Peak is located within Custer County, although some of the lower portion of the mountain is in Boise County. Thompson Peak is also located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the...
- 10,751 ft
- Mount Cramer
Mount Cramer, at 10,716 feet high is the second highest peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The top of Mount Cramer is located on the border of Custer and Boise Counties. The peak is the highest point in Boise County. Mount Cramer is also located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the...
- 10,716 ft
- Decker Peak - 10,704 ft
- Mickey's Spire - 10,680 ft
- Snowyside Peak - 10,651 ft
- Williams Peak
Williams Peak, at 10,636 feet high is the 6th highest peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho and is located within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area . The peak lies at 44.15240°N / 115.0057°W and is .75 miles north-northwest of Thompson Peak, the highest...
- 10,635 ft
- Mount Carter - 10,590 ft
- Elk Peak - 10,582 ft
- The Arrowhead - 10,579 ft
- Horstmann Peak - 10,470 ft
- Braxon Peak - 10,353 ft
- Mount Heyburn
Mount Heyburn, at 10,299 feet is one of the many 10,000 foot peaks in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Mount Heyburn is located in Custer County and within the Sawtooth Wilderness portion of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The town of Stanley is located 8 miles north-northeast of...
- 10,299 ft
- Baron Peak - 10,297 ft
- Payette Peak - 10,211 ft
- Warbonnet Peak - 10,210 ft
- Parks Peak - 10,208 ft
- Mount Regan - 10,190 ft
- Imogene - 10,125 ft
- Reward Peak - 10,074 ft
- McDonald Peak - 10,068 ft
- Glens Peak - 10,053 ft
- Tohobit Peak - 10,046 ft
- El Capitan - 9,901 ft
- Alpine Peak - 9,861 ft
- McGown Peak - 9,860 ft
- Finger of Fate - 9,775 ft
- Grand Mogul - 9,733 ft
- Grandjean Peak - 9,105 ft
White Cloud MountainsThe White Cloud Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountainsof the western United States,located in central Idaho, southeast of Stanley in Custer County. The range is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the area that is the proposed "White Cloud - Boulder Wilderness Area." The...
- Castle Peak
Castle Peak, at 11,815 feet high is the highest peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. Castle Peak is the 25th highest peak in Idaho, and the 9th most prominent peak in the state. Castle Peak is located within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County...
- 11,815 ft
- Calkens Peak - 11,487 ft
- Lee Peak - 11,342 ft
- Peak 11272 - 11,272 ft
- White Cloud Peak #9 - 11,263 ft
- Chinese Wall - 11,238 ft
- Lonesome Lake Peak - 11,202 ft
- White Cloud Peak #10 - 11,102 ft
- Merriam Peak - 10,920 ft
- Patterson Peak - 10,877 ft
- Washington Peak - 10,519 ft
- Watson Peak - 10,452 ft
- Croseus Peak - 10,388 ft
- Blackman Peak - 10,300 ft
- Bible Back Mountain - 9,928 ft
Boulder Mountains
- Galena Peak - 11,153 ft
- Silver Peak - 11,112 ft
- Easley Peak - 11,108 ft
- Boulder Peak - 10,981 ft
The headwaters of the
Salmon RiverThe Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as The River of No Return. It flows for through central Idaho, draining and dropping more than between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National...
, also known as the "River of No Return" are in the SNRA and the river flows north through the Sawtooth Valley before turning east in Stanley and following the northern border of the SNRA. The headwaters of the
Big Wood RiverThe Big Wood River is a river in central Idaho. It is a tributary of the Malad River, which in turn is tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.-Course:...
and the
Payette RiverThe Payette River is a river in southwestern Idaho, and is a major tributary of the Snake River.Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River mountains at elevations over 10,000 feet . The drainage flows in a southwesterly direction for over 175 miles where it empties into the Snake...
are also in SNRA.
Lakes
There are hundreds of lakes in the SNRA that have been created by alpine glaciers.
Some of the most popular lakes include:
Sawtooths
- Alice Lake - 8596 ft.
- Alpine Lake - 7823 ft.
- Alturas Lake - 7016 ft.
- Ardeth Lake - 8228 ft.
- Baron Lake - 8312 ft.
- Cony Lake - 8769 ft.
- Edith Lake - 8660 ft.
- Edna Lake - 8404 ft.
- Elk Lake - 6650 ft.
- Farley Lake - 7745 ft.
- Feather Lakes - 8820 ft.
- Goat Lake - 8220 ft.
- Hell Roaring Lake - 7407 ft.
- Hidden Lake - 8563 ft.
- Imogene Lake - 8430 ft.
- Lake Ingeborg - 8800 ft.
- Lake Kathryn - 8996 ft.
- Limber Lake - 8700 ft.
- Little Redfish Lake
Little Redfish Lake is a name given to two different alpine lakes in central Idaho, both in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County.-Sawtooths:...
- 6489 ft.
- McDonald Lake - 7097 ft.
- Packrat Lake - 8656 ft.
- Perkins Lake - 7016 ft.
- Pettit Lake - 6996 ft.
- Plummer Lake - 8590 ft.
- Redfish Lake
Redfish Lake is an alpine lake in central Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains in Custer County....
- 6547 ft.
- Saddleback Lakes - 8380 ft.
- Sawtooth Lake
Sawtooth Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately southwest of Stanley. A trail from the Iron Creek trailhead and campground leads approximately 5 miles to Sawtooth Lake...
- 8430 ft.
- Scenic Lake - 8398 ft.
- Spangle Lake - 8585 ft.
- Stanley Lake
Stanley Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately west of Stanley, readily accessed via a spur road from State Highway 21...
- 6513 ft.
- Toxaway Lake - 8223 ft.
- Twin Lakes - 8858 ft.
- Upper Baron Lake - 8505 ft.
- Upper Cramer Lake - 8381 ft.
- Upper Redfish Lakes - 8663 ft.
- Vernon Lake - 8460 ft.
- Virginia Lake - 8254 ft.
- Warbonnet Lake - 8916 ft.
- Yellow Belly Lake - 7076 ft.
White Clouds
- Born Lakes - 9353 ft.
- Boulder Chain Lakes - 9500 ft.
- Castle Lake - 9519 ft.
- Champion Lakes - 8661 ft.
- Cirque Lake - 10,050 ft.
- Cove Lake - 9842 ft.
- Crater Lake - 8979 ft.
- Fourth of July Lake - 9365 ft.
- Frog Lake - 8835 ft.
- Goat Lake - 8950 ft.
- Gunsight Lake - 10,050 ft.
- Hammock Lake - 9514 ft.
- Heart Lake - 8860 ft.
- Hidden Lake - 9510 ft.
- Hoodoo Lake - 8677 ft.
- Little Redfish Lake - 8780 ft.
- Lonesome Lake - 10,435 ft.
- Noisy Lake - 8797 ft.
- Phyllis Lake - 9180 ft.
- Quiet Lake - 9242 ft.
- Snow Lake - 10,000 ft.
- Swimm Lake - 8866 ft.
- Tin Cup Lake - 9980 ft.
- Walker Lake - 9239 ft.
- Washington Lake - 9362 ft.
- Willow Lake - 8735 ft.
Wildlife
Mammals
- Badger
Badgers, occasionally referred to as brocks, are short-legged, heavy-set carnivores in the weasel family, Mustelidae. There are some eight species of badger, in three subfamilies : Melinae , Mellivorinae , and Taxideinae...
- Beaver
The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, Castor canadensis and Castor fiber . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
- Bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep is a species of sheep in North America with large horns. The horns can weigh up to , while the sheep themselves weigh up to...
- Black bear
The American Black Bear also known as the North American black bear is the most common bear species native to North America. It lives throughout much of the continent, from northern Alaska south into Mexico and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This includes 41 of the 50 U.S...
- Bobcat
The Bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The Bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban...
- Columbian ground squirrel
The Columbian Ground Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.-Appearance:...
- Cougar
- Coyote
The coyote , the American jackal or the prairie wolf, is a species of canid found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada...
- Elk
-Various species of deer:** European Elk , also known as Moose** North American Elk , also known as Wapiti** Indian Elk , also known as Sambar...
- Gray wolf
The grey wolf or gray wolf , also known as simply wolf, is the largest wild member of the Canidae family. It is an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies reaffirm that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with...
- Marten
The Martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae.-Description:Martens are slender, agile animals, adapted to living in taigas, and are found in coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the northern hemisphere. They have bushy tails, and large...
- Moose
The moose or common elk , , is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a "twig-like" configuration....
- Mountain goat
The Mountain Goat , also known as the Rocky Mountain Goat, is a large-hoofed mammal found only in North America. Despite its vernacular name, it is not a member of Capra, the genus of true goats...
- Mule deer
The mule deer is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of China. It gets its name from its large mule-like ears. Adult male mule deer are called bucks, adult females are called does, and young of both sexes are called fawns. The black-tailed deer is considered by some a distinct species...
- Pronghorn antelope
- Red fox
The red fox is a mammal of the order Carnivora. It has the widest range of any terrestrial carnivore, being native to Canada, Alaska, almost all of the contiguous United States, Europe, North Africa and almost all of Asia, including Japan. In Ireland and the UK, where there are no longer any other...
Reptiles and Amphibians
- Bullsnake
The Bullsnake ' is a large non-venomous colubrid snake, widespread in the central part of the United States, northern Mexico, and southern Canada. It is a subspecies of the Gopher Snake '...
- Garter snake
A garter snake is any species of North American snake within the genus Thamnophis. Because of the similarity in the sound of the words, combined with where people often see them, they are sometimes called garden snakes, gardner snakes or gardener snakes, or even garder snakes or guarder snakes...
- Pacific Tree Frog
The Pacific Tree Frog is a very common species of chorus frog, with a range from the West Coast of the United States to British Columbia in Canada. Living anywhere from sea level up to over 11,000 feet, they are found in shades of greens or browns and even have been known to change between them...
- Long-toed salamander
The long-toed salamander is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. This species, typically 4.1-8.9 cm long when mature, is characterized by its mottled black, brown and yellow pigmentation, and its long appendages...
- Columbia Spotted Frog
The Columbia Spotted Frog is a North American species of frog. It is green to brown in color with spots on the dorsal surface. The belly and upper lip are white in color. Individuals can be distinguished from other Rana species by their shorter back legs, narrow snout and upturned eyes...
- Tailed frog
The tailed frogs are two species of frogs. The species are part of the genus, Ascaphus is the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae . The "tail" in the name is actually an extension of the male cloaca...
- Western Toad
The Western toad or boreal toad is a large toad species, between 5.6 and 13 cm long, of western North America. It has a white or cream dorsal stripe, and is dusky gray or greenish dorsally with skin glands concentrated within the dark blotches. Its parotoid glands are oval, widely separated,...
Fish
- Brook trout
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters...
- Bull trout
The bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus, is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America. Historically, S. confluentus has been known as the "Dolly Varden" , but was re-classified as a separate species in 1980. Bull trout are listed as a threatened species under the U.S....
- Chinook salmon
The chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, , is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and is the family's largest member...
- Cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the many fish species colloquially known as trout. All subspecies of cutthroat trout are sought after gamefish, especially among anglers who enjoy fly fishing...
- Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America as well as much of the central, western, eastern, and especially the northern portions of the United States...
- Sculpin
A Sculpin is a fish that belongs to the Order Scorpaeniformes, Suborder Cottoidei and Superfamily Cottoidea that contains 11 families, 149 genera, and 756 species according to though these totals will likely change as more molecular work is done...
- Shiner
Shiner is a common name used for any of several kinds of small, usually silvery fish, in particular a number of cyprinids, but also e.g. the Shiner Perch .Cyprinid shiners are:* Eastern shiners, genus Notropis...
- Sockeye salmon
Sockeye salmon , also called red salmon or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. The same species when it occurs in landlocked bodies of water is called the Kokanee. It is the third most common species of Pacific salmon, after Pink and Chum salmon...
- Whitefish
The freshwater whitefish are fish of the subfamily Coregoninae in the salmon family Salmonidae. Along with the freshwater whitefish, the Salmonidae includes the freshwater and anadromous trout and salmon species as well as graylings .The freshwater whitefish subfamily includes the genera...
Birds
- Bald eagle
The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the...
- Bluebird
The bluebirds are a group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family . Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. They have blue, or blue and red, plumage...
- Common Loon
- Grouse
Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are often considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae...
- Osprey
The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimetres in length with a 1.8 metre wingspan...
- Peregrine Falcon
The Peregrine Falcon , also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically as the "Duck Hawk" in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is a large, crow-sized falcon, with a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...
- Sandhill crane
The Sandhill Crane is a large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird references habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills in the American midwest...
- Western tanager
The Western Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana, is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family , it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family...
Gray wolves were reintroduced in the 1990s and plans to reintroduce grizzly bears have been abandoned. The SNRA contains prime habitat for wolverines and the endangered
Canada lynxThe Canadian Lynx is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. It is a close relative of the Eurasian Lynx . Some authorities regard both as conspecific. However, in some characteristics the Canadian Lynx is more like the Bobcat than the Eurasian Lynx...
, but no recent sightings have been reported. Caribou are also known to migrate into the SNRA during the winter. Bull trout are the Management Indicator Species for the SNRA and population monitoring efforts are undertaken every year.
Popular Culture
Clint EastwoodClinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American actor, film director, film producer and composer. He has received five Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and five People's Choice Awards—including one for Favorite All-Time Motion Picture Star.Eastwood is...
's 1985 film
Pale RiderPale Rider is a 1985 Western Technicolor film produced and directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood. This movie has plot similarities to the classic Western Shane , including a final scene that is very similar to the famous final scene of the earlier movie...
was filmed in the SNRA, mostly in the Boulder Mountains in the fall of 1984.
The opening credits scene was shot south of
StanleyStanley is a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Idaho is located in Stanley.-Geography:...
in front of the
Sawtooth MountainsThe Sawtooth Range is part of the Rocky Mountains, located within a few miles south of Stanley, Idaho, in the Western United States. Much of mountain range is within the Sawtooth Wilderness, part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
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