Shoshone National Forest

The Shoshone is America's first national forest, set aside by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve.

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The Shoshone National Forest offers superb scenery and endless recreational opportunities! The Shoshone National Forest was set aside in 1891 as part of the Yellowstone Timberland Reserve, making the Shoshone the first national forest in the United States. It consists of some 2.4 million acres of varied terrain ranging from sagebrush flats to rugged mountains. The higher mountains are snow-clad most of the year. Immense areas of exposed rock are interspersed with meadows and forests. With Yellowstone National Park on its western border, the Shoshone encompasses the area from the Montana state line south to Lander, Wyoming, and includes portions of the Absaroka, Wind River, and Beartooth Mountains.

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Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness - Spanning the Montana-Wyoming border on the Shoshone, Gallatin, and Custer National Forests, the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness is the juncture of two mountain ranges (Beartooth and Absaroka) with differing geologic types.

Fitzpatrick Wilderness - Carved by glaciers from granite and limestone rock, the area contains alpine meadows, numerous lakes, rock-covered plateaus, precipitous canyons, and meandering streams.

North Absaroka Wilderness - This area is defined by rugged volcanic mountains dissected by numerous creeks forming huge drainages. This secluded and rough country contains large regions of nearly inaccessible terrain.

Popo Agie Wilderness - Popo Agie (pronounced puh-POE-zha, meaning "beginning of the waters") Wilderness has high jagged peaks separating beautiful streams in deep, narrow valleys.

Washakie Wilderness - The land is characterized by deep, narrow valleys exposing volcanic strata.

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