The Gros Ventre Wilderness ( ) is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in the

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

. Most of the

Gros Ventre Range The Gros Ventre Range ( ) is part of the Central Rocky Mountains and is located west of the Continental Divide in U.S. state of Wyoming. The highest summit in the range is Doubletop Peak at . The Gros Ventre Range is mostly within the Gros Ven ...

is located within the wilderness. U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although

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and

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are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or

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, in compliance with the 1964

Wilderness Act The Wilderness Act of 1964 () was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres (37,000 km²) of federal land. The result of a lon ...

. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow

hunting Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

in season. Etymology : In French, Gros Ventre means big belly / big stomach.

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* * * IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of Sublette County, Wyoming Protected areas of Teton County, Wyoming Wilderness areas of Wyoming Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Bridger–Teton National Forest Protected areas established in 1984 1984 establishments in Wyoming {{Wyoming-protected-area-stub

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