PROFILES OF COLORADO ROADLESS AREAS Prepared by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region July 23, 2008 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST ......................................................................................................10 Bard Creek (23,000 acres) .......................................................................................................................................10 Byers Peak (10,200 acres)........................................................................................................................................12 Cache la Poudre Adjacent Area (3,200 acres)..........................................................................................................13 Cherokee Park (7,600 acres) ....................................................................................................................................14 Comanche Peak Adjacent Areas A - H (45,200 acres).............................................................................................15 Copper Mountain (13,500 acres) .............................................................................................................................19 Crosier Mountain (7,200 acres) ...............................................................................................................................20 Gold Run (6,600 acres) ............................................................................................................................................21 Green Ridge East (26,700 acres)..............................................................................................................................22 Green Ridge West (13,600 acres).............................................................................................................................23 Grey Rock (12,200 acres) ........................................................................................................................................25 Hell Canyon (5,900 acres) .......................................................................................................................................26 Indian Peaks Adjacent Areas A-D (29,300 acres) ....................................................................................................27 James Peak (2,800 acres) .........................................................................................................................................30 Kelly Creek (8,200 acres) ........................................................................................................................................32 Lion Gulch (6,600 acres) .........................................................................................................................................33 Mount Evans Adjacent Areas (10,200 acres) ...........................................................................................................35 Mount Sniktau (7,700 acres)....................................................................................................................................37 Neota Adjacent Area (2,200 acres)...........................................................................................................................39 Never Summer Adjacent Area (11,400 acres)..........................................................................................................40 North Lone Pine (9,500 acres) .................................................................................................................................41 North St. Vrain (11,700 acres)..................................................................................................................................42 Rawah Adjacent Area (2,800 acres).........................................................................................................................44 Square Top Mountain (6,400 acres) .........................................................................................................................45 Troublesome (13,800 acres).....................................................................................................................................46 Vasquez Adjacent Area (6,800 acres).......................................................................................................................48 White Pine Mountain (10,200 acres) .......................................................................................................................49 Williams Fork (35,800 acres)...................................................................................................................................51 GRAND MESA, UNCOMPAHGRE, AND GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST ......................................................53 Agate Creek, # 40 (12,700 acres).............................................................................................................................53 American Flag Mountain, # 32 (9,500 acres) ..........................................................................................................53 Baldy, #53 (2,300 acres)...........................................................................................................................................54 Battlements, #04 (24,700 acres)...............................................................................................................................55 Beaver # 18 (3,600 acres) .......................................................................................................................................55 Beckwiths, #16 (18,600 acres).................................................................................................................................56 Calamity Basin, #63 (12,200 acres) .........................................................................................................................57 Cannibal Plateau, #44 (14,500 acres).......................................................................................................................58 Canyon Creek/Antero, #39 (12,000 acres)...............................................................................................................58 Carson, #45 (6,000 acres) ........................................................................................................................................59 Castle, #17 (8,700 acres)..........................................................................................................................................60 Cataract, #46 (10,000 acres) ....................................................................................................................................60 Cimarron Ridge, #52 (12,200 acres)........................................................................................................................61 Clear Fork, #09 (24,200 acres).................................................................................................................................62 Cochetopa Creek, #43 (2,500 acres) ........................................................................................................................63 Cochetopa Hills, #41 (46,200 acres)........................................................................................................................63 Cottonwoods, #02 (10,900 acres) ...........................................................................................................................64 Crystal Peak, #47 (11,500 acres)..............................................................................................................................65 Curecanti, #20 (12,400 acres) ..................................................................................................................................66 Currant Creek, #06 (10,800 acres) ...........................................................................................................................66 Deer Creek, #28 (9,400 acres) .................................................................................................................................67 Dominguez, #65 (12,800 acres) ...............................................................................................................................68 2 3 Double Top, #30 (23,700 acres)...............................................................................................................................68 East Elk Creek, #18 (4,200 acres) ...........................................................................................................................69 Electric Mountain, #10 (9,700 acres).......................................................................................................................70 Failes Creek/Soldier Creek, #49 (8,800 acres) ........................................................................................................70 Flatirons, #24 (8,700 acres)......................................................................................................................................71 Flattops/Elk Park, #07 (70,600 acres)......................................................................................................................72 Gothic, #26 (6,600 acres).........................................................................................................................................73 Granite Basin, #33 (25,500 acres)............................................................................................................................74