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The Bridger-Teton National Forest is the second largest National Forest outside of Alaska at 3.4 million acres. Included are 1.2 million acres of designated wilderness in the Bridger, Teton, and Gros Ventre Wilderness Areas. Over 2.25 million of these forest service acres are part of the Wind River Range, with mountain peaks ranging from 5900 feet to 13,785 feet in altitude. Over 1000 species of plants exist in the forest, along with 355 species of birds and all big-game found in the intermountain west, including grizzly and black bears, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, pronghorn antelope, North American lynx, and wolverine.
The Wind River Range has 48 summits over 12,500 feet and encompasses over 428,169 acres of the Bridger Wilderness Area. More than 2900 lakes and ponds dot the wilderness and seven of the largest glaciers in the Rocky Mountains are in the Wind River Range. 80 miles of the Continental Divide run through this area and over 700 miles of trails are available.
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