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Wilderness Areas of the Rocky Mountain Region

Wilderness Area	Acres	National Forest/Grassland	Enabling Legislation
Colorado Wilderness Areas
Buffalo Peaks	43,410	Pike, San Isabel	103-77 13-Aug-93 43,410
Byers Peak	8,913	Arapaho, Routt	103-77 13-Aug-93 8,095
Cache La Poudre	9,308	Roosevelt	96-560 22-Dec-80 9,400
Collegiate Peaks	167,996	White River, San Isabel, Gunnison	96-560 22-Dec-80 159,900
Comanche Peak	66,901	Roosevelt	96-560 22-Dec-80 67,500
Eagles Nest	133,496	Arapaho, White River	94-352 12-Jul-76 133,910
Flat Tops	235,406	Routt, White River	94-146 12-Dec-75 235,230
Fossil Ridge	31,716	Gunnison	103-77 13-Aug-93 30,060
Greenhorn Mountain	22,858	San Isabel	103-77 13-Aug-93 22,040
Holy Cross	123,409	San Isabel, White River	96-560 22-Dec-80 126,000
Hunter-Fryingpan	82,066	White River	103-77 13-Aug-93 74,450 95-237 24-Feb-78 8,330
Indian Peaks	70,894	Arapaho, Roosevelt, NPS	95-450 11-Oct-78 70,000 96-560 22-Dec-80 0
La Garita	128,859	Gunnison, Rio Grande	103-77 13-Aug-93 25,640 88-577 03-Sep-64 49,000 96-560 22-Dec-80 60,000
Lizard Head	41,496	San Juan, Uncompahgre	96-560 22-Dec-80 40,000
Lost Creek	120,151	Pike	103-77 13-Aug-93 14,700 96-560 22-Dec-80 106,000
Maroon Bells-Snowmass	183,847	Gunnison, White River	88-577 03-Sep-64 66,100 96-560 22-Dec-80 103,000
Mount Evans	74,401	Arapaho, Pike	96-560 22-Dec-80 73,000
Mount Massive	28,047	San Isabel, FWS	96-560 22-Dec-80 26,000
Mount Sneffels	16,587	Uncompahgre	96-560 22-Dec-80 16,200
Mount Zirkel	160,015	Routt	103-77 13-Aug-93 20,750 88-577 03-Sep-64 72,180 96-560 22-Dec-80 68,500
Neota	9,924	Roosevelt, Routt	96-560 22-Dec-80 9,900
Never Summer	21,090	Arapaho, Routt	103-77 13-Aug-93 6,900 96-560 22-Dec-80 14,100
Powderhorn	60,100	Gunnison, BLM	103-77 13-Aug-93 60,100
Ptarmigan Peak	12,594	White River	103-77 13-Aug-93 13,175
Raggeds	65,443	Gunnison, White River	103-77 13-Aug-93 5,500 96-560 22-Dec-80 68,000
Rawah	73,934	Roosevelt, Routt	88-577 03-Sep-64 25,579 96-560 22-Dec-80 48,930
Sangre de Cristo	226,455	Rio Grande, San Isabel	103-77 13-Aug-93 226,455
Sarvis Creek	45,190	Routt	103-77 13-Aug-93 47,140
South San Juan	158,790	Rio Grande, San Juan	103-77 13-Aug-93 31,100 96-560 22-Dec-80 130,000
Uncompahgre (Big Blue)	99,399	Uncompahgre, BLM	103-77 BLM 13-Aug-93 4,205 103-77 13-Aug-93 815 96-560 22-Dec-80 97,700
Vasquez Peak	12,986	Arapaho	103-77 13-Aug-93 12,300
Weminuche	492,418	San Juan, Rio Grande	103-77 13-Aug-93 28,740 93-632 03-Jan-75 405,031 96-560 22-Dec-80 66,000
West Elk	176,412	Gunnison	88-577 03-Sep-64 62,000 96-560 22-Dec-80 133,000
Nebraska Wilderness Areas
Soldier Creek	7,794	Nebraska	99-504 20-Oct-86 8,100
South Dakota Wilderness Areas
Black Elk	9,826	Black Hills	96-560 22-Dec-80 10,700
Wyoming Wilderness Areas
Absaroka-Beartooth	23,283	Shoshone,Gallatin (R1)	95-249 MT 27-Mar-78 904,500 98-140 MT 13-Oct-83- 67 98-550 30-Oct-84 23,750
Cloud Peak	189,039	Bighorn	98-550 30-Oct-84 195,500
Encampment River	10,124	Medicine Bow	98-550 30-Oct-84 10,400
Fitzpatrick	198,525	Shoshone	94-557 19-Oct-76 197,600 94-567 20-Oct-76 -6,497 98-550 30-Oct-84 6,497
Huston Park	30,726	Medicine Bow	98-550 30-Oct-84 31,300
North Absaroka	350,488	Shoshone	88-577 03-Sep-64 359,700
Platte River	23,492	Medicine Bow-Routt	98-550 30-Oct-84 23,000
Popo Agie	101,870	Shoshone	98-550 30-Oct-84 101,991
Savage Run	14,930	Medicine Bow	95-237 24-Feb-78 14,940
Washakie	704,822	Shoshone	88-577 03-Sep-64 505,552 92-476 09-Oct-72 208,000 98-550 30-Oct-84 10,000

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