Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness

Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
Boulder Mountains
A map of the United States showing the location of the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
Location in the United States
A map of the United States showing the location of the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
A map of the United States showing the location of the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness
Location in Idaho
LocationBlaine and Custer counties,
Idaho, United States
Nearest cityKetchum
Coordinates43°54′32″N 114°29′06″W / 43.909°N 114.485°W / 43.909; -114.485
Area67,998 acres (106 sq mi; 275 km2)
EstablishedAugust 7, 2015
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness is a protected area in the western United States, located in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in central Idaho. Part of the Sawtooth National Forest in Blaine and Custer counties, the 67,998-acre (106.2 sq mi; 275.2 km2) wilderness covers part of the Boulder Mountains and directly adjoins the Jim McClure–Jerry Peak Wilderness on its northeast side and is south of the Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness, which it does not directly adjoin.

It is named for the Boulder Mountains and writer Ernest Hemingway, who was a resident of nearby Ketchum. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System on August 7, 2015, with the passage of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act (Pub. L. 114–46 (text) (PDF)); sponsored by Representative Mike Simpson, it passed Congress without objection and was signed into law by President Barack Obama.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Protected Area Profile for Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2 2023.
  2. ^ Landers, Rich (August 4, 2015). "Idaho's Boulder White-Clouds Wilderness Approved". The Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Archived from the original on August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Simpson, Mike. "H.R. 1138" (PDF). U.S. Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Wilderness Area Proposals" (PDF). U.S. Congress. February 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Landers, Rich (August 7, 2015). "Obama signs Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness Bill". The Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.