Helena – Lewis and Clark National Forest Draft Revised Forest Plan Appendix F. Evaluation of Wilderness Inventory Areas Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 Wilderness Evaluation Process Overview ........................................................................................1 Wilderness Inventory ............................................................................................................. 1 Public Comment to the Inventory ...................................................................................................2 Summary of Wilderness Recommendations for the Proposed Action....................................... 4 Evaluation of Inventoried Polygons ........................................................................................ 5 Big Belts Geographic Area ............................................................................................................. 11 Big Log Area (BB1) ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Hogback Area (BB2) ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Trout Creek Area (BB3) ....................................................................................................................................... 23 North Belts Area (BB4) ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Bilk Mountain Area (BB5) .................................................................................................................................... 35 Camas Creek Area (BB6) ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Mount Baldy Area (BB7) ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Grassy Mountain Area (BB8) ............................................................................................................................... 52 Willow Creek Area (BB11) ................................................................................................................................... 57 Castles Geographic Area ............................................................................................................... 62 Wapiti Peak Area (CA1) ....................................................................................................................................... 62 Whetstone Ridge Area (CA3) .............................................................................................................................. 68 Crazies Geographic Area ............................................................................................................... 74 Loco Mountain Area (CR1) .................................................................................................................................. 74 Bald Ridge Area (CR3) ......................................................................................................................................... 80 Divide Geographic Area ................................................................................................................ 86 Sweeney Creek Area (D2) ................................................................................................................................... 86 Blackfoot Meadows Area (D3) ............................................................................................................................ 92 Colorado Mountain Area (D5) ............................................................................................................................. 98 Continental Divide North Area (D13) ................................................................................................................ 104 Elkhorns Geographic Area........................................................................................................... 110 Eagle Basin Area (E1) ........................................................................................................................................ 110 Elkhorn Peak Area (E3) ...................................................................................................................................... 116 Highwoods Geographic Area ....................................................................................................... 122 Highwood Baldy Area (H1) ................................................................................................................................ 122 Arrow Prospect Area (H2) ................................................................................................................................. 128 Little Belts Geographic Area........................................................................................................ 134 Deep Creek Area (LB1) ...................................................................................................................................... 134 Big Horn Thunder Area (LB2) ............................................................................................................................ 140 Sun Mountain Area (LB3) .................................................................................................................................. 146 McGee Sawmill Area (LB4) ................................................................................................................................ 152 Peterson Mountain Area (LB5) ......................................................................................................................... 158 i Helena – Lewis and Clark National Forest Draft Revised Forest Plan Taylor Mountain Area (LB6) .............................................................................................................................. 163 Big Baldy Area (LB8) .......................................................................................................................................... 169 Eagle Creek Area (LB10) .................................................................................................................................... 175 Calf Creek Area (LB11) ...................................................................................................................................... 180 North Fork Smith Area (LB15) ........................................................................................................................... 186 Middle Fork Judith Area (LB16) ......................................................................................................................... 191 East Little Belts Area (LB18) .............................................................................................................................. 197 Rocky Mountain Range Geographic Area .................................................................................... 203 Badger Two Medicine Area (RM1) .................................................................................................................... 203 Teton Blackleaf Area (RM2) .............................................................................................................................. 209 Sun Canyon Willow Area (RM3) ........................................................................................................................ 215 Sawtooth Ridge Area (RM4).............................................................................................................................. 221 Elk Smith Area (RM5) ........................................................................................................................................ 227 Snowies Geographic Area ........................................................................................................... 233 Big Snowies Area (S1)........................................................................................................................................ 233 Upper Blackfoot Geographic Area ............................................................................................... 239 Dearborn Silverking Area (UB1) ........................................................................................................................ 239 Stonewall Area (UB2) ........................................................................................................................................ 246 Black Mountain Area (UB3)............................................................................................................................... 252 Anaconda Hill Area (UB4).................................................................................................................................. 258 Paige Gulch Area (UB5) ..................................................................................................................................... 264 Bear Gulch Area (UB9) ...................................................................................................................................... 270 Nevada Mountain Area (UB10) 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