CHNA CUP BUTTE
RESEARCH
NATURAL
ANAL WftDERNESS
Prepared
U.S Department
Bureau
of Land
STUDY
by
of the
nterior
Management
Jdaho
May
AREA
1980
REPORT
Table
of
Contents
Page
Wilderness
Suitability
Recommendation
ChinaCupButteMaps
Previous
Designation
Summaryoflnventory
Photograph
Inventory
of
China
Forms
Cup
Butte
Appeudix
Wilderness
Suitability Recommendation
Land Management recommends that Congress take
no
wilderness
for
China
Butte
Research
regarding
designation
Cup
lands
The area does not
Natural Area and contiguous roadless
the wilderness characteristics described in the Wilderness
possess
The
Bureau
of
action
Act
of
road
both
1964
divides
the
Research Natural
were
disqualified
contains
the China Cup
for wilderness and the
from
Area
study
further
feature
larger
does
unit
into
not
does
meet
not
two
The
units
unit which
inventory
smaller
the
appear
size
to
requirement
natural
be
of Land Management
recommends that China Cup Butte continue
Research Natural Area without further consideration
managed as
for wilderness designation
No public comments
were received on the
The
to
Bureau
be
Idaho
ness
State
Directorts
decision
to
drop
the
two
units
front
the
wilder
inventory
Recommendation
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southeast
boundary
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contiguous
acres
of
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land
public
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feet
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in
flows
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feature
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Secretary
Blame County Idaho
in
sale
State
or
exchange
Inventory
the
public
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1979
received
Federal
unit
corner
wilderness inventory
are
of
the
with
its
Policy
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and
was
southeast
lands
its
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in
the
units
from further
disqualified
of the Wilderness
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study
unit
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of public
imurovements
the
and many ways and trails prevented
naturalness
criteria
of the Wilderness Act
lands
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and
including
unit from
from March 15 to June
on the inventory
was
period
that
nine public
and
during
openhouses
meetings
oral or written comments
China
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on
Cup
comment
BLM held
no
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lands
Research Natural
acres
Act
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roadless
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of
road
contiguous
and
contained
wilderness inventory
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lands
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inventory
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reservoirs
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of public
acres
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in
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APPENDIX
INVENTORY
FORMS
WILDERNESS
WILDERNESS
UNIT
Area/Island
INVENTORY
SITUATION
EVALUATION
IDENTIFICATION
Name
China
Inventory Unit Number
332
State
Idaho
District
Idaho
Planning
Unit
Big
Cup
ISAI
Falls
Desert
UNIT
II
UNIT
ANALYSIS
Ownership
The
entire
unit
is
The
unit
contains
Size
public
land
1940
acres
Easements
ID
Leases
Mining
Claims
Permanent
Improvements
Existing Uses
Human Activity
Land
.3
Treatment/Manipulations
General vegetation
Contiguous Lands
and
topographic
features
NO
33-2
UNIT
III
UNIT
NO
EVALUATION
Select
one
The
of
area
the
following
appears
to
have
for
potential
further
wilderness consideration
The
area
obviously
and
clearly
does
for
selection
not
have
potential
for
wilderness
rationale
Explain your
The
unit
size
Is
the
is
less
that
be managed
to
area
or
5000
acres
and
is
not
considered
of
sufficient
wilderness
as
island
of
public
island
or
sufficient
size
NO
IV
UNIT
Is
there
of
the
enough
area
or
RECOMMENDATION
Check
support
any
or island
or groupings
wilderness inventory
is
should
recommended
be
dropped
as
intensive
wilderness inventory
appropriate block
Area
Area
for
part
not
from the
is
recommended
for
intensive
qualifying for further inventory
wilderness review process
DATE
AREA
MANAGER REVIEW
AREA
VI
DATE
MANA
APPROVAL
7/27
ISTRICT
MANAGER
tATE
and
33-2
WILDERNESS
WILDERNESS
UNIT
Area/Island
Inventory
SITUATION
EVALUATION
IDENTIFICATION
Name
Unit
INVENTORY
Number
China
Idaho
District
Idaho
Unit
ISAIl
33-3
State
Planning
Cup
Big
Falls
Desert
UNIT
II
UNIT
NO
ANALYSIS
Ownership
Public
land
Size
The
and
unit
1280
of
acres
14170
contains
land
State
acres
of
laud
public
Easements
Leases
Mining Claims
Permanent
Improvements
miles
12
livestock
of
livestock
11
miles
was
of
and
vehicle
in
the
early
40s
line
and
bisects
trails
jeep
constructed
fence
along
fence
reservoirs
access
and
the
runs
routes
east
One
from
access
China
route
Cup
Butte
ORV
travel
unit
Uses
Existing
Livestock
grazing upland
game bird and big game
with hunting and sightseeing
associated
hunting
Human Activity
Land
Treatment/Manipulations
General
The
vegetation
unit
features
and
is
are
grasses
Contiguous
and
flat
present
The
of
typical
features
topographic
generally
desert
open
principle
this
high
land
Some
vegetative
desert
ancient
species
lava
are
sagebrush
ecosystem
Lands
Public
land
formed
by
road
Approximately
State
private
and
private
lands
10
lands
BLM
roads
acres
of
The
9718
the
and
China
boundaries
an
Cup
improved
ISA
are
of
the
and
unit
are
maintained
within
the
unit
33
UNIT
III
UNIT
NO
EVALUATION
Select
of
one
The
area
the
following
to
appears
have
for
potential
further
wilderness consideration
The
Explain
The
the
is
wide
and
clearly
does
not
have
potential
for
the
area
for
irregularly
long
have
island
of
public
island
or
and
combined
solitude
and
shaped
Vehicle
activities
grazing
factors
or
and
miles
Livestock
opportunities
Is
small
nearly
These
selection
for
relatively
and
area
present
and
obviously
rationale
your
unit
miles
area
wilderness
../
access
being only
crisscross
routes
improvements
adverse
primitive
and
are
noticeably
naturalness
unconfined recreation
affect
on
size
sufficient
YES
IV
UNIT
Is
there
of
the
enough
area
or
Check
RECOMMENDATION
Area
or
island
wilderness
Area
any
for
intensive
wilderness inventory
part
appropriate
groupings
is
block
recommended
for
intensive
inventory
recommended
is
should
or
support
be
dropped
as
not
qualifying
from
the
wilderness review
for
further
inventory
process
3//5/7
STAff
AREA
SIGNATURE
DATE
MANAGER REVIEW
4/1 7/79
AREA
VI
MANe/
APPROVAL
DISTRICT
MANAGER
DAtE
and
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