White River National Forest
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White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S. Wilderness Area system.
The following ski areas are located inside the forest:
- Arapahoe Basin
- Aspen Mountain
- Aspen Highlands
- Beaver Creek
- Breckenridge
- Buttermilk
- Copper Mountain
- Keystone
- Snowmass
- Sunlight
- Vail
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:
The forest is managed from Forest Service offices in Glenwood Springs. There are local ranger district offices in Aspen, Carbondale, Eagle, Meeker, Minturn, Rifle, and Silverthorne.[2]
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