"Boulder Mountain Lupines" by Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography , public domain
Payette
National Forest - Idaho
The Payette National Forest is located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. It is bordered by Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and the Hells Canyon to the west, Salmon-Challis National Forest to the east, Boise National Forest to the south, and the Nez Perce National Forest to the north. The forest is divided into five ranger districts: McCall, Krassel, New Meadows, Council, and Weiser.
The Payette National Forest is located above the Idaho Batholith, the largest granitic body of rock in the United States. Glacial activity as recently as 15,000 years ago also shaped the character of the forest providing lakes and granite outcrops. The forest is made up of eight species of conifer trees, 300 species of mammals and birds, a number of fish species protected under the Endangered Species Act, and a wide variety of wildflowers. Streams and lakes drain into two of Idaho's major rivers, the Salmon or the Snake.
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Payette NF
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payette_National_Forest
The Payette National Forest is located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. It is bordered by Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and the Hells Canyon to the west, Salmon-Challis National Forest to the east, Boise National Forest to the south, and the Nez Perce National Forest to the north. The forest is divided into five ranger districts: McCall, Krassel, New Meadows, Council, and Weiser.
The Payette National Forest is located above the Idaho Batholith, the largest granitic body of rock in the United States. Glacial activity as recently as 15,000 years ago also shaped the character of the forest providing lakes and granite outcrops. The forest is made up of eight species of conifer trees, 300 species of mammals and birds, a number of fish species protected under the Endangered Species Act, and a wide variety of wildflowers. Streams and lakes drain into two of Idaho's major rivers, the Salmon or the Snake.
