North Fork Owyhee Wilderness

North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
Map showing the location of North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
Map showing the location of North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
LocationOwyhee County, Idaho, USA
Nearest cityBoise, Idaho
Coordinates42°40′26″N 116°45′33″W / 42.67389°N 116.75917°W / 42.67389; -116.75917
Area43,413 acres (17,569 ha)
Established2009
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The North Fork Owyhee Wilderness is on the high basalt plateaus of Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho in the western United States.[1][2][3] The rivers within it offer whitewater rapids up to Class IV.[2] The upper 20.8 miles (33.5 km) of the North Fork Owyhee River, from the Idaho–Oregon border to the upstream boundary of the wilderness, are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Of this total, 15.1 miles (24.3 km) are classified as wild and the remaining 5.7 miles (9.2 km) are classified "recreational".[4]

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  4. ^ "Owyhee River (North Fork), Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved November 21, 2015.