Sawtooth National Recreation Area
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Stanley Lake in Sawtooth National Recreation Area
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| Location | Blaine, Boise, Custer, and Elmore counties, Idaho, United States |
| Nearest city | Sun Valley, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 44°N 115°W / 44°N 115°WCoordinates: 44°N 115°W / 44°N 115°W |
| Area | 730,864 acres (295,770 ha) |
| Established | August 22, 1972 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | http://www.fs.usda.gov/attmain/sawtooth/specialplaces |
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a National Recreation Area located in central Idaho that is managed as part of Sawtooth National Forest. The recreation area, established on August 22, 1972, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and includes the Sawtooth, Hemingway–Boulders, and White Clouds wilderness areas. Activities within the 730,864-acre (2,957.70 km2) recreation area include hiking, backpacking, White water rafting, camping, rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, and hunting.
The SNRA headquarters are about seven miles (11 km) north of Ketchum on Highway 75. SNRA also has a ranger station in Stanley, near its northern boundary.
The SNRA was created on August 22, 1972 by Public Law 22-400, which including creating the Sawtooth Wilderness from the Sawtooth Primitive Area. The White Clouds and Hemingway–Boulders wilderness areas were created on August 7, 2015 by Public Law 114-46.
Much of the SNRA was heavily glaciated, especially in the Sawtooth Mountains where remnants of these glaciers exist as glacial lakes, moraines, hanging valleys, cirques, and arêtes. The Sawtooth Fault stretches 40 mi (64 km) long, and runs through the Sawtooth Valley, while the two past large earthquakes likely took place on the fault around 7,000 and 4,000 years b.p.
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