Greater Yellowstone ecosystem

(a) Definition of Map In this section, the term Map means the map entitled Greater Yellowstone and dated April 10, 2023. (b) Designations To protect the unique ecosystem of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the following land is designated as wilderness: (1) Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Additions Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 307,069 acres, identified as Absaroka-Beartooth Additions and North Absaroka-Beartooth Additions on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (2) North Absaroka Wilderness additions Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest and the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 173,000 acres, identified as Wapiti Valley North, Trout Creek/Rattlesnake, Pat O’Hara, Sulphur Creek/Sunlight Creek, Windy Mountain, and Reef/Republic Mountain on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the North Absaroka Wilderness. (3) Washakie Wilderness additions Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest and certain public land administered by the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 339,000 acres, identified as Castle Rock/Telephone Draw/Carson Lake, Wood River, Franc's Peak, South Fork (1 and 2)/Carter Mountain, Wapiti Valley South, and Dunoir/Teton Additions (including Dunoir, South Dunoir, East Dunoir, West Dunoir, and Togwotee Pass portions) on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Washakie Wilderness. (4) Fitzpatrick Wilderness additions The following land is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Fitzpatrick Wilderness: (A) Fitzpatrick Wilderness addition Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres, identified as Seven Lakes-Mosquito Lake/Warm Springs Creek (Warm Springs Creek portion) on the Map. (B) Bench Mark addition Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 5,943 acres, identified as Bench Mark on the Map. (5) Teton Wilderness Additions Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres, identified as Dunoir/Teton Additions (Teton Additions portion) on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Teton Wilderness. (6) Gros Ventre Wilderness Additions Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 134,761 acres, identified as Gros Ventre Additions on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Gros Ventre Wilderness. (7) Bridger Wilderness additions Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and certain public land administered by the Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 230,000 acres, identified as Silver Creek Falls/Scab Creek, West Slope Winds/Popo Agie Addition (West Slope Winds portion), and Seven Lakes-Mosquito Lake/Warm Springs Creek (Seven Lakes-Mosquito Lake portion) on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Bridger Wilderness. (8) PoPo Agie Wilderness additions Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 60,000 acres, identified as Middle Fork and West Slope Winds/Popo Agie Addition (Popo Agie Addition portion) on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Popo Agie Wilderness. (9) Jedediah Smith Wilderness additions Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 56,618 acres, identified as Jedediah Smith Additions on the Map, is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Jedediah Smith Wilderness. (10) Lee Metcalf Wilderness additions The following land is incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness: (A) Cowboys Heaven Addition Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 24,507 acres, identified as Cowboys Heaven on the Map. (B) Lee Metcalf Addition Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 166,494 acres, identified as Lee Metcalf Addition on the Map. (11) New National Wilderness Preservation System components Each of the following areas of land is designated as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (A) Yellowstone Wilderness, Yellowstone National Park Certain Federal land within Yellowstone National Park comprising approximately 2,030,000 acres, identified as Wilderness on the map entitled Yellowstone National Park Wilderness and dated April 29, 2016, which shall be known as the Yellowstone Wilderness. (B) Grand Teton Wilderness, Grand Teton National Park Certain Federal land within the Grand Teton National Park comprising approximately 123,000 acres, identified as Wilderness on the map entitled Grand Teton National Park Wilderness and dated April 29, 2016, which shall be known as the Grand Teton Wilderness. (C) Snowcrest Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and certain public land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 104,174 acres, identified as Snowcrest Wilderness on the Map, which shall be known as the Snowcrest Wilderness. (D) Freezeout Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 68,853 acres, identified as Freezeout Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Freezeout Mountain Wilderness. (E) Lone Butte Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 13,913 acres, identified as Lone Butte on the Map, which shall be known as the Lone Butte Wilderness. (F) Black Butte Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 39,217 acres, identified as Black Butte on the Map, which shall be known as the Black Butte Wilderness. (G) Big Horn Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 55,100 acres, identified as Big Horn Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Big Horn Mountain Wilderness. (H) Vigilante Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 16,031 acres, identified as Vigilante on the Map, which shall be known as the Vigilante Wilderness. (I) Cherry Lakes Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 13,080 acres, identified as Cherry Lakes on the Map, which shall be known as the Cherry Lakes Wilderness. (J) Axolotl Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and certain public land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 46,421 acres, identified as Axolotl on the Map, which shall be known as the Axolotl Wilderness. (K) Yankee Jim Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer-Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 8,199 acres, identified as Yankee Jim on the Map, which shall be known as the Yankee Jim Wilderness. (L) Gallatin Range Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 249,213 acres, identified as Gallatin Range on the Map, which shall be known as the Gallatin Range Wilderness. (M) Garnit Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 7,853 acres, identified as Garnit Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Garnit Mountain Wilderness. (N) Lionhead Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 60,998 acres, identified as Lionhead on the Map, which shall be known as the Lionhead Wilderness. (O) Deep Lake Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 140,070 acres, identified as Deep Lake on the Map, which shall be known as the Deep Lake Wilderness. (P) Monument Ridge Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 17,595 acres, identified as Monument Ridge on the Map, which shall be known as the Monument Ridge Wilderness. (Q) Munger Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 10,071 acres, identified as Munger Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Munger Mountain Wilderness. (R) Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 13,699 acres, identified as Little Sheep Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness. (S) Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 213,457 acres, identified as Mt. Leidy Highlands on the Map, which shall be known as the Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness. (T) Salt River Range Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 245,154 acres, identified as Salt River Range on the Map, which shall be known as the Salt River Range Wilderness. (U) Grayback Ridge Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 314,093 acres, identified as Grayback Ridge on the Map, which shall be known as the Grayback Ridge Wilderness. (V) Commissary Ridge Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 164,930 acres, identified as Commissary Ridge on the Map, which shall be known as the Commissary Ridge Wilderness. (W) South Wyoming Range Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 97,981 acres, identified as South Wyoming Range on the Map, which shall be known as the South Wyoming Range Wilderness. (X) North Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 5,977 acres, identified as North Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the North Mountain Wilderness. (Y) Grayback Ridge East Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 13,297 acres, identified as Grayback Ridge East on the Map, which shall be known as the Grayback Ridge East Wilderness. (Z) Palisades Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 260,677 acres, identified as Palisades on the Map, which shall be known as the Palisades Wilderness. (AA) Gannett Hills Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Caribou National Forest comprising approximately 61,544 acres, identified as Gannett Hills and Gannett Hills/ Spring Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Gannett Hills Wilderness. (BB) Raymond Mountain North Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and certain public land administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 11,765 acres, identified as Raymond Mountain North on the Map, which shall be known as the Raymond Mountain North Wilderness. (CC) Raymond Mountain Wilderness Certain public land administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 32,932 acres, identified as Raymond Mountain Wilderness on the Map, which shall be known as the Raymond Mountain Wilderness. (DD) Lake Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and certain public land administered by the Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 25,618 acres, identified as Lake Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Lake Mountain Wilderness. (EE) Garns Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 95,704 acres, identified as Garns Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Garns Mountain Wilderness. (FF) Pritehard Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 17,000 acres, identified as Pritehard Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Pritehard Creek Wilderness. (GG) Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 118,775 acres, identified as Deadhorse Ridge on the Map, which shall be known as the Deadhorse Ridge Wilderness. (HH) Stump Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 97,879 acres, identified as Stump Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Stump Creek Wilderness. (II) Caribou City Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 93,741 acres, identified as Caribou City on the Map, which shall be known as the Caribou City Wilderness. (JJ) Poker Peak Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 19,594 acres, identified as Poker Peak on the Map, which shall be known as the Poker Peak Wilderness. (KK) Pole Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 6,351 acres, identified as Pole Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Pole Creek Wilderness. (LL) Schmid Peak Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 7,194 acres, identified as Schmid Peak on the Map, which shall be known as the Schmid Peak Wilderness. (MM) Sage Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 13,280 acres, identified as Sage Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Sage Creek Wilderness. (NN) Red Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 13,896 acres, identified as Red Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Red Mountain Wilderness. (OO) Dry Ridge Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 23,760 acres, identified as Dry Ridge on the Map, which shall be known as the Dry Ridge Wilderness. (PP) Meade Peak Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 45,773 acres, identified as Meade Peak on the Map, which shall be known as the Meade Peak Wilderness. (QQ) Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and certain public land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 101,968 acres, identified as Tobacco Root Mountains on the Map, which shall be known as the Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness. (RR) Potosi Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 5,310 acres, identified as Potosi on the Map, which shall be known as Potosi Wilderness. (SS) Bayer Mountain Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 7,530 acres, identified as Bayer Mountain on the Map, which shall be known as the Bayer Mountain Wilderness. (TT) Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 8,335 acres, identified as Little Popo Agie Canyon on the Map, which shall be known as the Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness. (UU) Louis Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 6,172 acres, identified as Louis Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Louis Creek Wilderness. (VV) Stub Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 8,213 acres, identified as Stub Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Stub Creek Wilderness. (WW) Storm Castle Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer-Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 6,065 acres, identified as Storm Castle on the Map, which shall be known as the Storm Castle Wilderness. (XX) Burnt Creek Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer-Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 5,085 acres, identified as Burnt Creek on the Map, which shall be known as the Burnt Creek Wilderness. (YY) Picket Pin Wilderness Certain Federal land within the Custer-Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 7,772 acres, identified as Picket Pin on the Map, which shall be known as the Picket Pin Wilderness.