Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness

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IUCN Category Ib protected area protected area wilderness area

Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness is a vast, rugged wilderness area spanning Montana and Idaho, renowned for its remote backcountry, intact ecosystems, and opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, and solitude.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness	6
Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness canonical	2
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (part)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5220199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness
Context triple: [Western Montana, hasProtectedArea, Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness]

A. Indian Peaks Wilderness
Indian Peaks Wilderness is a protected high-alpine area in Colorado known for its rugged peaks, glacial lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
B. Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in Washington State’s Cascade Range, known for its rugged mountains, alpine lakes, and old-growth forests.
C. Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in Oregon known for its rugged forested mountains, river canyons, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
D. Mokelumne Wilderness
Mokelumne Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in the central Sierra Nevada of California, known for its rugged granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
E. Mount Adams Wilderness
Mount Adams Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Washington State that preserves the rugged volcanic slopes, forests, and alpine landscapes surrounding Mount Adams for backcountry recreation and conservation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness
Target entity description: Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness is a vast, rugged wilderness area spanning Montana and Idaho, renowned for its remote backcountry, intact ecosystems, and opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, and solitude.

A. Indian Peaks Wilderness
Indian Peaks Wilderness is a protected high-alpine area in Colorado known for its rugged peaks, glacial lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
B. Henry M. Jackson Wilderness
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in Washington State’s Cascade Range, known for its rugged mountains, alpine lakes, and old-growth forests.
C. Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in Oregon known for its rugged forested mountains, river canyons, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
D. Mokelumne Wilderness
Mokelumne Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in the central Sierra Nevada of California, known for its rugged granite peaks, alpine lakes, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.
E. Mount Adams Wilderness
Mount Adams Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Washington State that preserves the rugged volcanic slopes, forests, and alpine landscapes surrounding Mount Adams for backcountry recreation and conservation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IUCN Category Ib protected area ⓘ protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
access	limited road access to perimeter ⓘ
area	approximately 1,340,000 acres ⓘ approximately 5,420 square kilometers ⓘ
borderedBy	Bitterroot Valley ⓘ Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness ⓘ
climate	continental climate ⓘ
contains	Bitterroot River headwaters ⓘ Lochsa River headwaters ⓘ linked to: Lochsa River Selway River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
ecosystemType	subalpine ecosystem ⓘ temperate coniferous forest ⓘ
established	1964 ⓘ
establishedBy	Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
feature	alpine lakes ⓘ coniferous forests ⓘ deep canyons ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ wild and scenic rivers ⓘ
governingBody	United States Forest Service ⓘ linked to: U.S. Forest Service
highestPoint	Trapper Peak vicinity ⓘ
homeTo	bighorn sheep ⓘ black bear ⓘ bull trout ⓘ elk ⓘ gray wolf ⓘ grizzly bear ⓘ moose ⓘ mountain goat ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ wolverine ⓘ
knownFor	backpacking ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ hiking ⓘ horsepacking ⓘ intact ecosystems ⓘ opportunities for solitude ⓘ remote backcountry ⓘ whitewater boating on the Selway River ⓘ
locatedIn	Bitterroot Range ⓘ Clearwater Mountains ⓘ Idaho ⓘ Montana ⓘ Northern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter	Bitterroot Mountains ⓘ linked to: Bitterroot Range Selway River ⓘ
partOf	Bitterroot National Forest ⓘ Greater Yellowstone–Northern Rockies ecosystem connectivity region ⓘ linked to: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Lolo National Forest ⓘ National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ Nez Perce–Clearwater National Forests ⓘ linked to: Nez Perce National Forest
regulation	mechanized equipment restricted ⓘ motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ permitted uses include hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing ⓘ timber harvest prohibited ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Montana → hasProtectedArea → Selway–Bitterroot Wilderness ⓘ

subject linked to: western Montana

Ravalli County, Montana → hasProtectedArea → Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness ⓘ