White River National Forest
- White River National Forest
White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through the forest. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S. Wilderness Area system. The Aspen and Vail ski resorts are located inside the forest, as are the Maroon Bells, a famous collection of Paleozoic sandstone and mudstone peaks near Aspen. The forest contains 2,285,970 acres (3,571.8 sq mi, or 9,250.99 km²). In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, Summit, Rio Blanco, Mesa, Gunnison, Routt, and Moffat counties. [ [http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2007/TABLE_6.htm Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County] - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007] The forest is managed from Forest Service offices in Glenwood Springs.
ee also
*Harker Park Lake
References
External links
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/whiteriver/ White River National Forest (USDA Forest Service)]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
White River National Forest — Rot markiert auf einer Landkarte von Colorado. Der White River National Forest ist ein als National Forest klassifiziertes Gebiet im Nordwesten des US Bundesstaates Colorado. Seinen Namen verdankt der Wald dem White River, der ihn durchfließt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
White Mountain National Forest — The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was initially established in 1918. It has a total area of 749,827 acres (1,171.61 sq mi, or 3,034.44 km²). Most of… … Wikipedia
White Mountain National Forest — Der White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) ist ein Wald in den White Mountains in den nordöstlichen Vereinigten Staaten. Er wurde anfangs 1918 gegründet und hat eine Gesamtfläche von 3175 km². Der größte Teil liegt in New Hampshire; einer kleiner… … Deutsch Wikipedia
White River National Wildlife Refuge — The White River National Wildlife Refuge is a 160,000 acre (647 km²) wildlife refuge located in Desha, Monroe, Phillips, and Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife… … Wikipedia
National Forest — Tongass Nationalforst in Alaska Ein Nationalforst (engl. National Forest) ist in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ein Waldgebiet unter der Kontrolle der Bundesregierung, das vom US Forest Service verwaltet wird. Größter Nationalforst ist mit… … Deutsch Wikipedia
White River — Several towns and rivers are called White River.Africa*The Bakoy River in West Africa, called the White River over a portion of its lengthJamiaca*White River (Ocho Rios)Canada*White River (British Columbia) *White River (Vancouver Island) **White … Wikipedia
White River (Utah) — The White River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Utah. Flows vary from 450 ft³/s (13 m³/s) late summers in dry years to well over 12,000 ft³/s (340 m³/s) in spring.It rises… … Wikipedia
White River (Arkansas) — White River Karte des Einzugsgebietes des White Rivers DatenVorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ fehl … Deutsch Wikipedia
Grand Mesa National Forest — The Grand Mesa National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in Mesa, Delta and Garfield Counties in Western Colorado. It borders the White River National Forest to the north and the Gunnison National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of… … Wikipedia
Holy Cross National Forest — was established as the Holy Cross Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado on August 25, 1905 with 990,720 acres. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On August 7, 1920 Sopris National Forest was absorbed. On January 1, 1945 … Wikipedia
