Gospel Hump Wilderness/Square Mtn LO/Moore's GS

In 1978, Congress recognized 206,053 acres of undeveloped federal land east of Riggins and north of the main Salmon River as a special area and designated it the Gospel-Hump Wilderness. Since then, the area has been managed to preserve its natural condition and to provide opportunities for primitive and unconfined types of recreation. Elevations in the Gospel-Hump Wilderness range from 1970 feet at the Wind River pack bridge on the Salmon River to 8940 feet at the summit of Buffalo Hump. The northern part of the Wilderness is moist and heavily forested; the southern part is dry and sparsely vegetated. The two parts are separated by a rugged, glaciated divide which contains the peaks for which the wilderness is named. Operational control of the area is split between Salmon River District on the west and Red River District on the east.