Jerry Peak Wilderness
The Study Area
The
WSA
BLM
Peak
Jerry
46150
of
acres
lands
the
south
by
Corral-Horse
The
WSA
Basin
upper
The
WSA
was
included
in
finalized
in
wilderness
designations
ElS and
in
studied
the
September
of
the
20 miles south
County
land
state
Road
Creek
WSA
lies
adjacent
WSA
The
on
the east
to
the
WSA
The
Idaho
of Challis
see Table
inholdings
by Road
The
Forest
consists
and
grass on
under
the
in
of the
Federal
Management Framework
1986
and
of
Five
three
26750
recommendation
alternatives
and
26750
acres
of
this
WSA
Land
is
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analyzed
report
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culminating
and
limber
Sage
and
both fishing and
Environmental
an
partial
partial
on
Management Act
Amendment/Final
alternatives
nonwilderness
dominant
give
reaches
acres respectively
and
the
more mountainous
elevations
Plan
were
wilderness
partial
grass
of
upper
of the
portion
603
Section
terrain
the lower
occur
southwestern
and
sagebrush
of steeper
of timber
areas
the
with
hills
rolling
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designation
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the north
on
National
WSA
Challis
alternative
wilderness
of
Large
located
Custer
in
acres
Road
The sagebrush
elevations
Herd Lake
640
acres
the
WSA
half of the
Peak
Jerry
Challis
composed
is
The southern
foot
the
located
is
and
on the west by the East Fork
on
46150
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all
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was
the
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alternative
considered
alternative
proposed
half
sightseeing
wilderness
alternatives
with
no
wilderness
recommending
action
in
the
Final
Recommendation and
26750
Rationale
acres
recommended
for
recommended
for
wilderness
acres
19400
nonwilderness
The recommendation
for other
acres
the
least
means
to avoid
The 26750
solitude
which
Ecosystem
retaining
are
feature
offers
an
Three
areas
be
release
to
alternative
would
of federal
use
land
shown
are
19400
would
It
cause
practical
all
within
WSA
the
on the Jerry Peak
to
corner
would
more
portion
of
this
fishing
the
WSA
reasons
recreation
opportunity
with
the
vegetation
unique opportunity
ORVs
control
Also
which
Mineral
preservation
of
is
because
roads
of
interesting
be
resources
which
boundaries
the
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it
is
parallel
the
aid
are
easily
but
foregone
minimal
are
will
the
and
in
high
are not
WSA
the
recommended
not
area
the
in
surrounded
WSA
the
backpacking
focal
is
for
point
and
photography
visitors
and
interpretation
Proposal map are not recommended for designation
Peak
located
beginnings
geologic
sightseeing
the Jerry
on
WSA
and
acres
manageable
northwestern
by
the
for wilderness
portion
of
Fork
East
for approximately
These
suitable
roads are used
17
Herd
miles
by
visitors
the
area
Next
it
is
outside
of the
the
designation
WSA
This
Creek Road
and
their use
for access
can
into
portion
Creek
be
large
and
seen
tracts
is
underlain
by thick
WSAs
Lake
main drainage
Herd Creek
and
Lake
drainages
boundary
North Fork of Sage Creek
accessible
easily
already
are located
Area
because the ridgeline between
east of the
Area
First
2140
for nonwilderness
has
surrounded by the North Fork of Sage Creek
area
for
and
canyons
visitor
effectively
solitude
for
timber resources
hiking
Area
portion
of the
natural
for several
the
will
points
opportunities
its
portions
manage
recommended
are
be
The
These
access
contain
steeper
the
providing
Steppe
lands
public
Creek and
with
for
nonsuitable
Roads
The
Province/Sagebrush
designation
shaded areas
to
and
and
recreation
scenery outstanding
Forest
by humans
imprinted
important
excellent
Mountain
wilderness
naturalness
more
does
area
which
conflicts
throughout
In the southwest
Finally
acres
for nonwilderness
Rocky
Idaho
in
of vehicular
more
with
as the
as
Creek
lack
opportunity
difficult
recommended
The
and
as wilderness
wilderness
The 26750
contains
the
in
minimally
provide
Herd Lake
is
resource
heard
and
and
conflict
shown
more
Mosquito
environment
considered
outstanding
of
adjacent
all
term The recommendation
impacts
designation
located
is
represented
recommended
major
special
and
the
is
recommended
acres
for wilderness
presently
the terrain
values
considered
not
naturalness
The
wilderness
is
of
the
identifiable
would
19400
screening offering outstanding
natural
steepness
because
alternative
the long
over
acres
26750
designate
environmental
the
WSA
This
is
excellent
experience
The
and
recommended
acres
opportunities
provide
environment
adverse
for wilderness
to
is
preferable
map
Proposal
to
minimize
or
recommended
environmentally
from the natural
change
WSA
Peak
for the Jerry
The
uses
several
ORVs
by
vehicle
Road Road
Creek
sediments that could
488
and
ways
Road
could
that
Road and
contain
oil
and
is
recommended
continue
are
provide
increasing
the heavily
gas
to
in
use
used Pecks
as nonsuitable
vehicle-based
Third
Canyon
it
is
Road
treaty
with
signed
charge therefore
and
to
would
To date
are
necessary
640
to
fish
be honored
areas naturalness
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Shoshone-Bannock
timber for
hunt thereon and
request
WSA
the
to cut
in
their
the streams
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timber
and impact opportunities
the
acres
establish
Shoshone-Bannock
of
state
more
land
logical
and
thereof
is
not
for
the tribe
Although
compatible
not
opted
Acquisition
controllable
of
has
wilderness
rights
to
continue
exercise
additional
boundaries
489
the Tribe
with
These
solitude
members
and pasture
but not for sale
Tribe has
inholdings
Tribe allows
Indian
own use
not
the
right without
any
on said pubic lands
livestock
their
claimed
designation
the
this
right
state
lands
exist
this
and
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would
date
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1988
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Table
Land Status and Acreage
--
Summary
Study Area
of the
JERRY PEAK WSA
Wilderness
Within
BLM
surface
Split
Estate
and
46150
subsurface
BLM
surface
state
Inholdings
Study Area
only
640
private
46790
Total
Within
BLM
within
BLM
outside
Split
Estate
within
Split
Estate
outside
Total
BLM
the
Recommended
Wilderness
Boundary
WSA
26750
WSA
WSA
WSA
Recommended
Land
Wilderness
for
26750
state
State
outside
land
640
private1
lnholdings
WSA
Within
the Area
Not
Recommended
for Wilderness
BLM
19400
Estate
Split
BLM
Total
Inholdings
Appendix
purposes
nonfederal
classified
Land
Not
Recommended
Wilderness
for
is
of
this
state
detailed
report
subsurface
in
19400
this report
private
of
description
split
estate
minerals
inholdings
lands are
Lands
by the owner
split
estate
tracts
included
only as those lands
have
federal
surface
estate
that
of the
and
defined
491
minerals
but
with
within
federal
nonfederal
the
study
surface
surface
For
and
should
be
Considered
Criteria
Wilderness
the Wilderness
in Developing
Recommendations
Characteristics
Naturalness
The
Jerry
transition
Peak
WSA
from
low-elevation
of
portion
WSA
this
overall influence
due
to
and
roads
four
Creek
No
jeep
roads
Roads
WSA
Fork
and
to
adjacent
Sage
of
western edges
end
WSA
the unit
WSA
the
in
not
technically
the
canyons
of the
offering
WSA
The
The
forests
by
represents
recommended
The
naturalness
outstanding
area as perceived
the
associated
developments
spring
dead
Creek
forest-covered
conifer
the visitor
is
minimal
low impact developments
which
in
elevation
higher
naturalness
The range improvements
area
of
the
trails
while
particular
on
to
of naturalness
appearance
general
grass
and
sagebrush-
imprints
of
dispersal
immediately
North
steep
from fences
exist
Imprints
The
wide
the
has
the
and
sagebrush
human
of
with
visitors
presents
do
the
in
concentration
and
Mosquito
On
these
Creek
lower
Roads
rolling
with
small
Lake
WSA
the
especially
contains
be
to
the Herd
of
part
roads
tend
nonrecommended
of
imprints
ORV
The
fewer
access
natural
Creek Sage Creek
the perception
and
center
easier
Bradshaw
of
the
and
of
the
than
do
and
landscape
naturalness
portions
imprints
is
of
access
activities
the
into
blending
Mosquito
influence
contains
hills
management
range
scale
WSA
the
would
between
eastern
be
more
the
and
to
difficult
prevent
Solitude
The
Jerry
Creek
WSA
Peak
drainages
drainages
contains
of
Other
these
than
the
boundary
is
in
gravel
for solitude
opportunity
areas
screening especially
Vegetative
for solitude
an outstanding
Topography
characterized
the
east half
and
roads
especially
by numerous
of
one
the
small
WSA
ranch
steep
further
outside
in
the
Bear
canyons
enhances
sights
Creek
and
the
and
and
Lake
creek
opportunities
sounds
are
not
evident
Large
of
tracts
enhance
the
undeveloped
feeling
Primitive
Jerry
Peak
WSA
in
lands
to
by creating
and Unconfined
combination
absence of developments
and
BLM
of solitude
in
with
or near
and
the north
sense
U.S
Forest
Service
USFS
lands
to
the south
of vastness
Recreation
its
the
relatively
eastern
large
portion
unconfined type of recreation
492
size
lack
contains
of
man-made
outstanding
or natural
opportunities
barriers
for
and
primitive
The
hills
rolling sagebrush-covered
opportunities
for hiking
photography
bird-watching
destination
point
Special
Jerry
Peak
horses
geologic
are
WSA
for
fishing
sightseeing
hunting
terrain
horseback
Herd Lake
with
large
riding
of
cross-country
the southwestern
in
areas
part
of
timber provide
skiing
the Jerry
snowshoeing
Peak
WSA
is
visitors
many
Features
is
within
an introduced
feature
backpacking
and
into steeper
ascending
which
the Challis
element
could
add
in
to
Wild
the
the
Horse
WSA
Range
The
large
and
visitors appreciation
493
offers
landslide
of
the
excellent
which
area
wild
created
It
is
horse
the focal
The
viewing
Herd Lake
point
is
of
an
wild
unusual
the
WSA
National
in the
Diversity
Assessing
the
and Features
However
this
designated
ecosystem
ecosystem
areas
with
of Natural
Diversity
as
Represented
of the
Wilderness designation
Wilderness
is
76129
This information
Jerry
acres
is
in
There
summarized
System
Systems
by Ecosystems
WSA
Peak
represented
Preservation
would
add
the National
are
on
eight
an
ecosystem
not
presently
Wilderness
Preservation
BLM
areas
other
study
in
the
state
in
represented
System
NWPS
under
Idaho
by four
study with
this
Table
TABLE
Ecosystem Representation
NWPS
Bailey-Kuchier
Rocky Mountain
Areas
areas
Classification
Other
acres
areas
BLM
Studies
acres
Forest
Province
NATIONWIDE
Sagebrush
Steppe
Ecosystem
23
76129
247843
IDAHO
Sagebrush
Steppe
Ecosystem
162710
494
Expanding the Opportunities for Solitude or Primitive Recreation
Within
Days Driving Time Five Hours of Major Population Centers
The
Jerry
acreage
of
Peak
WSA
designated
is
within
areas
and
five-hour
other
drive
BLM
from
study
Boise
areas
Idaho
within
Table
five-hour
summarizes
drive
of
the
the
number and
population
center
Table
Wilderness
Opportunities
for
of Major Population
NWPS
Population
Boise
Idaho
Centers
areas
16
Areas
acres
4741570
495
Residents
Centers
Other
areas
141
BLM
Studies
acres
5374250
the
Balancing
Idaho
of
has
No
the
largest wilderness
in
the
managed
as
area
of Wilderness
Distribution
Geographic
48 states
contiguous
Areas
the 2.2 million
Frank
acre
Church
River
Return Wilderness
Manageability
The
to
necessary
would
of
Acquisition
the
manage
be
eliminate
environment
would
portion
fencing
be
1560
be
While
of
the
of
use
is
and
the
in
Access
lines
to
Creek
WSA
be
The
wilderness
designated
However
Sawmill Canyon
Roads
to
and
would
disputes
would
patrolling
management problem in
inaccessibility
Creek Lake
or included
and
signing
not
problem
steepness
Mosquito
boundary
logical
its
fence
vehicle
administrative
lands bordering
more
Some
area
present
significant
portions
state
establish
wilderness
use
manage because
to
along
of
acres
and
would
it
easier
be necessary
area
vehicle
vehicles
be required
to
effectively
included
concerning
lands
would
avoided
The
of
part
WSA
the
of
tracts
allows
The
southwest
The U.S
of
assigned
WSA
Most
of
from
Resource
1980
has
the
are
Peak
record
Impacts
on
Resources
following
considered
miles
32-plus
maintain
the
as well
necessary
as
allowing
and
are
of
the
into large
access
used regularly
WSAs
naturalness
constant
patrolling
and
This
solitude
The
core
and
the
outside
the
more
Bureau
is
boundary
potential
WSA
has
of mineral
of
for
lacking
the
WSA
main
and
logical
was
drainage
identifiable
made
Mines
of
the
because
eliminated
the ridgeline
boundary
geological
and
mineral
survey
of
the Jerry
in
WSA
the
been
low
to
moderate
resource
potential
for
oil
and
designation
barite
WSA
resources
geothermal energy
production
comparative table
including
of
use
leased
for
oil
and
gas
exploration
however
significant
unlikely
no
The
be
To
on the periphery
roads
Values
mineralization
eastern
is
There
occur
through 1983
low to no
the Jerry
occurrences
ORV
of
length
WSA
would
fencing
and
metallic
to
of
combined
most of the
to
potential
Survey
Geological
Evidence
The
Creek
Minerals
WSA
Peak
have
roads
for wilderness
surrounded by cherry-stem
are almost
entry
miles
recommended
not
areas
located
Area
Herd Creek is
corner
Lake
and
Energy
These
vehicular
eliminates
naturally
between
Both
many more
opportunities
WSA
lands
public
accessibility
and
Areas
recommended portion
is
be
could
effectively
nonwilderness
suitable
WSA
Peak
Jerry
or
summarizes
development
the
or nondesignation
effects
on
of the
496
pertinent
entire
area
resources
as
for
wilderness
all
the
alternatives
gas
Table
Summary
Comparative
WSA
PROPOSED
ISSUE TOPICS
AC-
TION PARTIAL
PREFERRED
of the
Impacts by Alternative
JERRY PEAK
ID-46-14
NO WILDERNESS
ALL WILDERNESS
PARTIAL
PARTIAL
ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE
PROTECTION
ALTERNATIVE
BALANCE
PARTIAL
PRODUCTION
ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE
Impacts
oess
on
Wilder-
Values
Loss
of wilderness
on
values
1%
430
Relenlion
wilderness
26750
Impacts
ment
on Develop
of Mineral
and
Resources
Energy
but
no
anticipated
adverse
19400
relaincd
Wilderness
lamed
acres
on
values
on
re-
Wilderness
ses
acres
4460
verse
val-
10
subject
loss
but
no
aclwities
next
is
paced
10
leasing
surface
46150
and
closed
10
leasing
and
surface
acres
of
due
to
and
enlry
entty
and
oil
open
acres
ntineral
disluebance
to
1%
acres
of
and
oil
to
28890
Wilderness
antici-
10
formal
4460
acres
acres
due
withdrawal
eral
closed
no
anticipated
No
surface
acres
mineral
closed
anlicipaled
acres
and
development
28890
impacts
Harvesl
of
MMBP
Harvest
113
would
No
foregone
surface
of
utiticatiun
lands
would
on Water
Impacts
Quality
Fork
in
the
of the
Salmon
River
could
of
new
Harvest
of
MMBP
surface
foregone
15
notes
road
lands
re
less
through
of
vegetalion
re-
increase
load
of
sediment
active
during
jeep
trails
is
10%
of
tess
logging
dix-
to
oil
lease
Sediment
East
of
the
East
Salmon
Anadromoss
Fork
River
Fishet-y
Slight
improvement
1%
than
less
better
10%
water
due
10
quality
reduction
number
and
of salmon
steethead
during
to
fry
Action
Impacts
lionul Off-Road
hide
Use
Ve-
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potential
Use
by
days
ran
other
negligible
be
use
of 50
Displacement
visitor
in
annually
absorbed
areas
with
tmpnct
No
use
displacement
and
acres
minerni
of surface
acres
due
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lease
gas
Harvesl
re
foregone
of
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1000
MMI1F
of
be
Harvest
73
meld
acres
ciccllr
of surface
duturbance
of
4%
the
in
could
be
due
road
Minimal
to
benefit
2%
than
less
See
Proposed
Action
new
miles
road
of jeep
vegetation
in
sediment
10%
of
less
or
active
dunng
traits
asage
Increase
load
re-
through
logging
operations
would
due
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water
of
10%
quality
fry
would
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improvement
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2%
than
tess
better
waler
due
Proposed
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10%
reduction
number
to
quality
and
occur
of
in
salmon
steelhead
during
operations
on Recrea
to
would
allow-
load
increase
loss
logging
9500
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closed
to
and
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be
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reduced
not
on
Proposed
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APPENDIX
Estimated
Costs
JERRY
of Acquisition
of
Within Areas Recommended
of
Type
by
Ownership
Estate
Number
Legal
Total
Description
Acreage
Surface
Holdings
Designation1
by
Estate
of
Owners
for
of
Type
Ownership
PEAK
Nonfederal
Estate
Subsurface
Presently
Estate
Proposed
Preferred
Method
for
Acquisition
of
Estimated
Estimated
Cost
Cost
of
of
Acquisition
Acquisition
Land
Processing
Costs
in
Costs
N/A
25000
in
Acquisition
No
Parcel
T.9N.R.20E
Sec
16
UThe
mineral
holdings
640
estimated
and
costs
with
estates
in
no
listed
in
this
represent
an
in
appendix
similar characterntim
way
State
offer
no way
to those
to
purchase
format
represent
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in
State
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exchange
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at
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Exchange
of the
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for purposes
included
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499
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of
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appendix
but
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range
rough
of
estimates
potential
costs
based
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on
the
sates
or
exchanges
govemment
of
of acquiring
lands
or
nonfedemt