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Here are some fast facts to help you understand the state of Montana’s – and the nation’s – wildlands.

Montana Wilderness Facts

Montana landbase (acres): 94,109,542
Total Wilderness acres: 3,443,038
Percent of land base: 3.7%
Total number of Wilderness areas: 15
Total Forest Service Inventoried Roadless Area acres: 6,397,000
Percent of land base that is Roadless: 6.8%

National Wilderness Facts

Number of wilderness areas: 756
Total Wilderness acres nationwide: 107,436,608
State with most acres: Alaska contains 57,422,302 of the total acres, approximately 53%
Percent of national landbase: 4.41% of the continental United States. Excluding Alaska, wilderness comprises only
2.5%of our national landbase
Percent of land base that is Roadless: 2%
Loss of Roadless acres in past 20 years: Over 3.5 million

Montana Wilderness and Public Lands Statistics

Total Public Acres by Managing Agency

Designated Wilderness by Agency

Remaining Roadless Lands and Potential Wilderness

National Forests Acreage

Forest Service Wilderness Areas Acreage

Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Areas Acreage

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wilderness Areas Acreage

National Wild, Scenic and Recreation Rivers Wilderness Areas Acreage

Sources:

1. U.S. Census TIGER data for State border
2. The USGS National Hydrography Dataset
3. Natural Heritage Program Stewardship/Ownership Data
4. Montana State Library, Natural Resource Information System
5. USDA Forest Service

For detailed information on each of Montana Wilderness Areas, we recommend you visit wilderness.net. (Please note: Montana Wilderness Association is not associated with Wilderness.net.)