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Sawtooth Wilderness
The
Sawtooth Wilderness
is a
federally
-
protected
wilderness area
that covers of the
state
of
Idaho
. Managed by the
U.S. Forest Service
in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
, it was designated the Sawtooth
Primitive Area
in 1937 to preserve the exceptional scenic beauty of the
Sawtooth Mountains
. On August 22, 1972 Public Law 22-400 designated the Primitive Area as the Sawtooth Wilderness and part of the newly created
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
. As part of the
National Wilderness Preservation System
, the Sawtooth Wilderness is an area where human development and use are restricted and people are to remain only visitors. According to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
, the Sawtooth Wilderness has some of the clearest air in the
lower 48 states
.
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