This is one of the remaining potential additions to the Gospel Hump Wilderness on the South Fork Clearwater drainage. Large ponderosa pines and steep open grassy slopes characterize this roadless gem known for its important anadromous and inland fishery. Bull trout, Chinook, and Steelhead spawn here.
The United States Congress designated the Gospel-Hump Wilderness in 1978 and it now has a total of 205,796 acres. It is managed by the US Forest Service. They define it as : "an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain...."