Lemhi National Forest

Lemhi National Forest was established as the Lemhi Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho on November 5, 1906 with 1,344,800 acres (5,442 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On October 8, 1938 the entire forest was divided between Challis National Forest and Salmon National Forest and the name was discontinued.

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