Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Getting to Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

• Pinesdale, MT is the nearest town, 9.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)

Trailheads at Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

• Spot Mt Trailhead (inside the boundary, 3,444 ft), at 45.7792, -114.7774
• Spot Mountain Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 3,448 ft), at 45.7786, -114.7772
• Cayuse Creek Trailhead (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 4,979 ft), at 45.7053, -114.6181
• Flat Creekk Trail (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 6,735 ft), at 45.6898, -114.7943
• Flat Creek Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 7,172 ft), at 45.6822, -114.8097
• Paradise Flat/White Cap Creek Trailhead (0.06 mi outside the boundary, 3,143 ft), at 45.8676, -114.7319
• Lodgepole Hump Trailhead (0.07 mi outside the boundary, 7,652 ft), at 45.6559, -114.9423
• Nez Perce Pass Trailhead (0.09 mi outside the boundary, 6,590 ft), at 45.7169, -114.5028

Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-30. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

• Vance Mountain summit about 8,770 ft
• Watchtower Peak summit about 8,744 ft
• Nipple Knob summit about 8,467 ft
• Cold Springs spring
• Diablo Spring spring
• Battle Lake lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Fishing and water

• Upper Twin Lake fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
• Lower Twin Lake fishing (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.

Public lands next to Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

• National forest Most of Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness lies inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.
• National forest Most of Bitterroot National Forest lies inside Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaFrank Church-River of No Return Wilderness is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Idaho

• Big Jacks Creek Wilderness (Owyhee County)
• Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness (Owyhee County)
• Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness (Custer County)
• Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area (Butte County)
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho County)

Idaho wilderness areas