Within the Kootenai National Forest is the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness.

The Kootenai National Forest, containing 2.2 million acres, is located in the extreme northwest corner of Montana, bordered on the north by Canada and on the west by Idaho. Ranges of high, craggy peaks mark the Forest with Snowshoe Peak in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness at 8,738 feet, the highest point. The Whitefish Range, Purcell Mountains, Bitterroot Range, Salish Mountains, and Cabinet Mountains are all part of the rugged terrain radiating from the river valleys. In the north-central part of the Forest, the land is more open with gently rolling timbered hills lying in the shadows of the Whitefish Range.

The Forest is dominated by 2 major rivers: the Kootenai and Clark Fork, along with several smaller rivers and their tributaries. There are 141 lakes located within the Forest boundaries that range from small alpine lakes to 1,240-acre Bull Lake.

• Kootenai National Forest -

• Hike one of 5 NRT's in the Forest with a combined mileage of approximately 70 miles.
• Take a backpacking trip; choose from 1,440 miles of trails and over 300,000 acres of unroaded backcountry.
• Visit the Ten Lakes Scenic Area. Alpine glaciers carved deep scallops, or cirques, and high, rim-rocked basins shelter the numerous area lakes.
• Visit Kootenai Falls; here, the placid river, suddenly gathers momentum, dropping 90 feet in less than a mile.