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Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness
The Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness is a protected area in the western United States, located in Custer County, Idaho. The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, in the Sawtooth National Forest, manages the majority of the wilderness, with managed by the Bureau of Land Management at the wilderness's eastern edge along the East Fork Salmon River. The wilderness encompasses part of the White Cloud Mountains and is north of the Hemingway–Boulders Wilderness and west of the Jim McClure–Jerry Peak Wilderness. The area, originally White Clouds Wilderness, was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 2015 on August 7, with the passage of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act. Sponsored by second district representative Mike Simpson, a Republican from Blackfoot, it passed Congress without objection and was signed into law by President Barack Obama. In 2018 it was renamed to honor the late Idaho Governor Cecil Andru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoop Lake
Scoop Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is accessed from Sawtooth National Forest trail 683.Sawtooth National Forest. “Sawtooth National Forest” ap1:126,720, 1”=2 miles. Twin Falls, Idaho: Sawtooth National Forest, United States Forest Service, 1998. Scoop Lake is northwest of Merriam Peak and located in the lower section of the Boulder Chain Lakes Basin. Origin of name In 1970, Dan Pence, District Forest Ranger of Challis National Forest submitted a USDA Forest Service Form FS-7100-48 titled "Proposal of Name for an Unnamed Domestic Feature", in which it was proposed that this lake be named "Scoop Lake". Under the section titled "Description and extent of feature," Pence wrote, "A glacier obviously spilled down from the lake above, scooped this lake out of solid rock in the area, and moved on to form lakes below." Under the section titled "If the name i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |