Jerry Peak West Wilderness
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the
by
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from
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pockets
The
of
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included
in
in
the
in
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which
the
of
the
no
are
foothills
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Custer
in
state
the east
on
of
20 miles
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or
private
by
the
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through
south
inholdings
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Mountain
moderately
in
steep
of
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Road
the
and
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sagebrush-
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bounded
the
on
south
National
and
WSA
The
Idaho
Challis
WSA
on
by
the
the
Forest
extending
hills
grass-covered
west and
Challis
that
have
elevations
Section
603 of the Federal
Management Framework
Two
is
located
River
Fork Salmon
under
Challis
1986
consists
the higher
studied
the
September
alternative
of
timber
was
WSA
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Salmon
of the
East Fork
National
the
is
acres
acres
13530
WSA ID-46-14A
of BLM lands
There
West
Peak
Jerry
includes
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alternatives
were
recommendation
of
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analyzed
this
Land
and
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in
the
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report
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an
all
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wilderness
FLPMA
and
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alternative
and
no wilderness
Recommendation and
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recommended
acres
for
wilderness
13530
recommended
acres
for
nonwilderness
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environmentally
alternative
the
is
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West
wilderness
all
entire
acres
13530
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and
as wilderness
alternative
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preferable
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natural
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shown
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the area
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means
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avoid
on the Jerry Peak
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least
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minimize
or
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map
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the
quality of
wilderness
values
Preservation
wilderness
necessary
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afforded
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species
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wilderness
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the
in
outstanding
area
the
signs
site-specific
offer
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available
of
several
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in
opportunities
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on
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and
level
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also
lacks
are
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the
from
to
with
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of the
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allows
and
for sale
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compatible
all
not
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wilderness
east of
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tribe
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not
the right
livestock
claimed
designation
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members
their
pasture
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without
right
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to
hunt
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any charge
and
on said pubic lands
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of values
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no
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quality
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values
available
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land
of
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PROPOSAL
FEBRUARY
1988
Table
--
Land Status and Acreage
Summary
of the
Study Area
JERRY PEAK WEST
Within
BLM
surface
Split
Estate
and
Study
Area
13530
subsurface
BLM
surface
state
lnholdings
Wilderness
only
private
13530
Total
Within
BLM
Recommended
Boundary
WSA
outside
Split
Estate
within
Split
Estate
outside
Total
BLM
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Land
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
State
outside
land
private
WSA
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
BLM
for
Wilderness
13530
Split
Estate
Total
BLM
for
Wilderness
WSA
within
BLM
for
the
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
Inholdings
state
13530
private
503
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
the Wilderness
in Developing
Recommendations
Characteristics
Naturalness
The
one
mile
small
of
scale
WSA
West
Peak
Jerry
lower elevation
fence
one
mile
water pipeline
of
natural
of
appearance
to
ecosystems
into the
blending
general
presents
sagebrush/grass
and
landscape
three
They
spring
are
The
naturalness
conifer
high-elevation
The
developments
considered
WSA
Minor
imprints
exist
from
tend to be
improvements
range
minor impacts
from
transition
represents
ecosystems
forest
naturalness
to
Solitude
WSA
The
Road
lessens
ranches
and
lack
an outstanding
presents
outside
of
WSA
the
human
inventory
hunting
identified
due
recreation
to
horseback
Special
The
WSA
lacks
in
the
area
and
and Unconfined
Primitive
The
along
activity
the
lack
its
of
riding
WSA
due
of solitude
and
the northern
to
due
However
the sights
western
are not
to
and
the
of
proximity
sounds
from
the
nearby private
boundaries
These
opportunities
intrinsic
values
unique
any
WSA
to
to
East Fork
homes farms
are due
the
the
to
the
WSA
or
cross-country
outstanding
natural
skiing
barriers
opportunities
Possible
snowshoeing
for
activities
photography
primitive
include
and
unconfined type
hiking backpacking
bird-watching
and
sightseeing
Features
any special
feature
and
remoteness
Recreation
as possessing
man-made
solitude
for
opportunity
the visitors perception
which
could
be
called
focal
504
or destination
point
attractive
to visitors
of
fishing
in the National
Diversity
Assessing
the
However
areas
designation
this
with
information
is
as
of
ecosystem
76129
acres
summarized
of Natural
Diversity
and Features
Wilderness
Wilderness
Represented
the Jerry
is
Peak
represented
There
on
are
eight
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
West
in
Preservation
WSA
would
other
BLM
add
an
Wilderness
the National
study
areas
in
not
ecosystem
Preservation
the
state
presently
System
under
NWPS
study
in
represented
with
by
this
four
Idaho
designated
ecosystem
Table
TABLE
Ecosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchier
Classification
Rocky Mountain
areas
Areas
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Forest
Province
NATIONWIDE
Sagebrush
Steppe
23
76129
Ecosystem
247843
IDAHO
Sagebrush
Steppe
162710
Ecosystem
505
This
Expanding
Within
The
Jerry
acreage
of
Peak
Days
West
designated
the
WSA
areas
for Solitude
Opportunities
Driving
is
within
and
other
or Primitive
Recreation
Time Five Hours of Major Population
five-hour
BLM
drive
study
from Boise
areas
within
Idaho
Table
five-hour
drive
Centers
summarizes
of
the
the population
number and
center
Table
Wilderness
of
Opportunities
Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
Areas
for
Residents
Centers
Other
areas
acres
16
4741570
506
BLM
Studies
areas
acres
141
5374250
the
Balancing
Idaho
has
largest wilderness
the
the
in
area
geographic distribution
of
within
areas
of the
NWPS
the
48
contiguous
Wilderness designation
Return Wilderness
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
Frank
2.2 million acre
WSA
West
would
but
the
states
Peak
Jerry
Areas
further
would
not
concentrate
Church
contribute
wilderness
River
to
No
Idaho
in
areas
of
the
balancing
Manageability
The
WSA
may be
and
the
could
control
and
1868
and
with
IV
Article
So
of
Shoshone
the
Act to
as
with
wilderness
all
to
of
and
Energy
The U.S
the
and
the Fort
east of
Minerals
with
controlled
is
by private
landowners
the private
could
be
right
in
would
Resource
granted
Idaho
and
without
long
relatively
its
Forest
narrow shape
and
Service
states
lands
private
lands
to
1898
to
of
Fort
United
the
June
1900
remain
part
ratified
on
Bridger
States
July
follow-up
31
Stat 672
as follows
under
relinquished
any charge
the treaty
through
ceded
February
674
above-mentioned
the
this
and
tribes
on
livestock
their
pasture
treaty
living
on
of
the
reduced
the
said
lands
public
streams thereof
the
this
would
any request
right
areas naturalness
the
degrade
McDonald
concluded
Stat
to
U.S
surrounding
area
this
31
to
into
February 16 1869
Indians
due
as wilderness
area
access
Reservation
Hall
on
agreement
fish
in
values
Bannock
the
of
integrity
Senate
belonging
have
designation
and
nonexistent
virtually
be honored
and
timber
Cutting
is
not
compatible
for solitude
impact opportunities
This applies
Creek
Values
and
Bureau
the
Geological
Survey
of
mineralization
of
Mines
mineral
prepared
assessment
for the Jerry
Peak
West
WSA
1984
in
Evidence
is
and
Indians
shall
WSA
the
of
States
Tribe has not yet claimed
the
Although
the
wilderness
ratify
hunt thereon
is
Cooperative agreements
Future use and
any of the lands ceded
domain
to
lands
Indians
the
reservation
and
maintain
by the United
long
public
to
to retain
Bannock
River
access
however
ability
ratified
agreement
in
allow
by vehicle
Access
salmon
of the
nonwilderness
the
The Shoshone
Fork
East
or
difficulty
encircling
restrict
as wilderness
managed
the
along
to
adequate
It
be
could
landowners
Some
of
metallic
to the
assigned
the Jerry
occurrences
are
are
Peak
complexly folded
by high-angle
Impacts
on
following
including
the
West
unlikely
followed
The
of
part
and
is
WSA
WSA
because
faulted
faulting
lacking
that
has
Been
In
oil
and
of
heating
drove
off or
these
destroyed
low resource
potential
for
base metals
sedimentary rocks
gas
sedimentary rocks
addition
probably
for
WSA
West
by Paleozoic
leased
the Paleozoic
Peak
the Jerry
in
underlain
is
rocks
oil
however
exploration
most
the
likely
the
during
and
gas
that
significant
for
targets
Eocene
oil
and
volcanism
may have
oil
gas
and
gas
exploration
accompanied
accumulated
Resources
comparative table
designation
or
summarizes
nondesignation
of
the
effects
the entire
on
area
pertinent
as
507
resources
wilderness
for
all
the
alternatives
considered
and
Table
WSA
Impacts
on
JERRY PEAK WEST
ID-31-17
NO WILDERNESS
ISSUE TOPICS
Values
Wilderness
the Impacts by Alternative
Summary of
Comparative
ALTERNATIVE
of wilderness
Loss
Wilderness
acres
acres
loss
to
sub-ject
activities
values
on
values
495
but
no
the
be
ALTERNATIVE
values
Wilderness
would
on 13035
in
an-ticipated
ALL WILDERNESS
on
13530
all
acres
retained
adverse
next
20
years
Impacts
and
of
on Development
Energy
Resources
Mineral
13539
and
acres
leasing
open
45
to
acres
mineral
of
All
entry
surface
disturbance
Impacts
Fork
on Water
Quality
Salmon
of the
Impacts
on
Salmon
River
the
East
in
the
River
Fork
East
13530
and
entry
acres
closed
No
leasing
to
mineral
surface
disturbance
less
Negligible
than
1%
increase
in
No change
sediment
of
the
and Anadromous
Potential
number
reduction
of
less
salmon and
than
1%
steelhead
in
No change
fry
Fishery
Impacts
on
Vehicle
Use
Recreation
Off-Road
No
displacement
of
users
100%
of
this
be
508
15
reduction
use
to
in
days
visitor
other
negligible
use
Displacement
Impact
public
of shifting
lands
would
Local
The
and
Social
and
social
Economic
economic
factors
were not considered
Summary of WSA-Specific
involvement has occurred
Public
original
were
deferred
mentioned
of
of
nonsuitable
Three
with
cannot
government
suitable
wilderness
wilderness
basis
of
subject
during
received
WSA
West
be
action
met
are
The Idaho
designation
new
or
considered
stating that
Department
The Idaho
water quality benefits
to
of
Lands
Department
tributaries
study
Wilderness was
process
comments
received
of
ElS comment period
ElS recommended
prior
to release
of
it
the
Idaho
had
enough
study
since
they
Peak
appeared
to
of
an issue
not
the
during
desire
resource
509
the
wilderness
to
the public
the
in
inventory
WSA
specifically
as
suitable
recommendation
commenters
were
Three
wilderness
mineral
change
opposed
to
to
comments
resource
values
quality
comments
The
state
Conservation Service
Soil
restriction
exchange
designation
land
Welfare concurred with
water
hearing
West
Peak
in
energy and
WSA
vehicle
at
resulted
Four
existing
West
or
the Jerry
DFEIS
felt
be
Health and
special
of
wilderness
no
the Jerry
expressed
all
recommendation
as additional
comments mentioned
recommendation
review
No
the Draft
Draft
stating that
alternative
the
in
study
during
The
wilderness
comments
supported the suitable
These
agency
the
characteristics
recommendation
no
the
of
issue
significant
Comments
Public
throughout
not
comments
Sixteen
wilderness
the
Peak
the wilderness
recommended
standard
was
comments
the
the Jerry
reevaluation
and
for consideration
Twenty-three
suitable
MFP
Challis
Considerations
that
the
in
would
the
form
disagreed
of
be affected
recommendation
on
by
the