Bitterroot National Forest

	Bitterroot National Forest IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources
	The Trapper Peak in the Bitterroot National Forest
location	Montana and Idaho , USA
surface	6,421 km²
Geographical location	46 ° 14 ' N , 113 ° 58' W Coordinates: 46 ° 13 '58 " N , 113 ° 57' 49" W
Setup date	1907
administration	US Forest Service

The Bitterroot National Forest is a western Montana and eastern Idaho situated National Forest . The almost 6500 km² forest is part of the northern Rocky Mountains . The height of the forest ranges from 975 m at the northern end of the Bitterroot Valley to 3096 m on Trapper Peak. The grass and bush landscape in the valley is predominantly the habitat for yellow pines , with increasing altitude common Douglas firs ( Pseudotsuga menziesii ), coastal pines ( Pinus contorta ), West American larches ( Larix occidentalis ), Engelmann spruces ( Picea engelmannii), rocky mountains Firs (Abies lasiocarpa), rocky mountain larches (Larix lyallii) and white-stemmed pines (Pinus albicaulis) make up the landscape. The forest is a habitat for mule deer , white-tailed deer , elk , bighorn sheep , mountain goats , American black bears and pumas , among others .

The Bitterroot National Forest was first settled by humans at least 8,000 years ago. It is the former tribal area of the Flathead , but was also frequented by the Nez Percé . The Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805 was the first documented contact of Euro-Americans with the forest. The discovery of gold in the 1860s led to increased immigration to the area. In 1907 the Bitterroot Forest Reserve became a National Forest. The seat of the forest is in Hamilton .

Web links

Commons : Bitterroot National Forest - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Bitterroot National Forest in the National Forest Foundation

Individual evidence

↑ Table 4 - Areas by State. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b About the Forest. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .
^ History of the Bitterroot National Forest. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .
^ Bitterroot National Forest. Official Idaho Vacation and Travel Planning Guide, accessed August 30, 2015 .

[1] Table 4 - Areas by State. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .

[fs.usda.gov-2] About the Forest. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .

[3] History of the Bitterroot National Forest. United States Department of Agriculture , accessed August 30, 2015 .

[4] Bitterroot National Forest. Official Idaho Vacation and Travel Planning Guide, accessed August 30, 2015 .