Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness

This Wilderness has some of the best class V whitewater that Idaho has to offer. The Jarbidge River offers a remote and challenging 29-mile float trip taking boaters through a maze of spectacular canyons, hoodoo rock spires, junipers and red volcanic cliffs. The Bruneau River flows north from headwaters in the northern Nevada mountains and is known for its sheer-walled, rocky canyons and whitewater boating; the 50-mile-long Bruneau begins at the confluence of the Jarbidge River and the West Fork Bruneau River. The Wilderness ranges from 2,600 to 5,100 feet in elevation, with plateaus divided by deep, winding river canyons. These canyons and plateaus provide habitat for sensitive species including bighorn sheep, redband trout, bobcat, and river otter. Sagebrush dominates the area, which receives only about 7.62 inches of precipitation each year. Average temperatures are 72 degrees Fahrenheit in summer, 52 in spring and fall, and 40 in winter, though average highs in July and August are around 95 degrees. Designated in 2009 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.