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The forest highlighted in red in a map of Colorado. White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through its northern section. It is the most visited National Forest in the United States, primarily from users of the twelve ski areas within its boundaries.
The White River Plateau [1] is a "broad structural dome" [2] located north of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and north of the Colorado River in the United States. Also called the White River Uplift, the mountainous area is shown on maps as being roughly circular in area, occupying parts of the Colorado counties of Garfield and Rio Blanco, with small portions extending into Eagle and Routt counties ...
Flat Top Wilderness location is in red. Flat Tops Wilderness Area is the second largest U.S. Wilderness Area in Colorado.It is 235,214 acres (951.88 km 2), with 38,870 acres (157.3 km 2) in Routt National Forest and 196,344 acres (794.58 km 2) in White River National Forest.
An enlargeable map of Colorado showing the 11 National Forests in red and the 2 National Grasslands in light green Mount Elbert in the San Isabel National Forest. The United States Forest Service manages the 11 National Forests within Colorado. Arapaho National Forest; Grand Mesa National Forest; Gunnison National Forest; Pike National Forest
The view of the Maroon Bells to the southwest from the Maroon Creek valley is very heavily photographed. The peaks are located in the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. [7] [8] Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness was one of five areas in Colorado designated as wilderness in the original Wilderness Act of 1964. The ...
The Flat Tops is a mountain range located in Colorado within the Routt and White River National Forests. [1] Much of the range is within the boundary of the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. While there are notable peaks in the Flat Tops, the dominant feature of the range is the high plateau from which the peaks arise.
Notch Mountain is set in the Sawatch Range and is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness, on land managed by White River National Forest. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's east slope drains into Fall Creek and the west slope drains to Cross Creek which are both tributaries of the Eagle River.
The mountain is located six miles (9.7 km) northeast of the community of Vail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness on land managed by White River National Forest. It ranks as the seventh-highest peak in the Gore Range as well as the wilderness. [2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into headwaters of the Piney River.