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National Forests in the Intermountain Region

Colorado National Forests

Name, Location	Acreage	Comments
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Fort Collins, CO	1,813,000	High alpine terrain, Mt. Goliath Natural Area, Mt. Evans and Indian Peaks Wilderness Areas, Mt. Evans Highway, ski areas, Peak to Peak Highway, Moffat Tunnel, Cache la Poudre River.
Grand Mesa National Forest Grand Junction, CO	360,000	Grand Mesa is one of the largest flat-topped mountains on Earth. Aspen and pine forests, Lands End Overlook.
Gunnison National Forest Gunnison, CO	1,700,000	Lots of Rocky Mountain scenery, Slumgullion Earthflow, Black Canyon, Ghost towns
Pike National Forest Pueblo, CO	1,106,000	Pikes Peak, Lost Creek Wilderness, Lake Abyss Scenic Area, Windy Ridge Bristlecone Pine Scenic Area
Rio Grande National Forest South Fork, CO	1,800,000	Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountain ranges, Continental Divide, Wheeler Geologic Area
Routt National Forest Steamboat Springs, CO	1,125,000	Continental Divide, North Park, Hahn's Peak, high grasslands and alpine lakes.
San Isabel National Forest Pueblo, CO	1,238,000	Highest average elevation of any National Forest. Mt. Elbert, Spanish Peaks, Headwaters of the Arkansas River
San Juan National Forest Durango, CO	1,870,000	Chimney Rock Archeological Area, San Juan Skyway, Vallecito and McPhee Reservoirs, lush river valleys, several 14ers and high 13ers.
Uncompahgre National Forest Delta, CO	1,101,912	Mt. Sneffels, Ouray, Uncompahgre Wilderness, Uncompahgre Peak, Telluride, Bridal Veil Falls
White River National Forest Glenwood Springs, CO	2,300,000	Independence Pass, 7 wilderness areas, over 1300 miles of maintained trails, ski areas.

New Mexico National Forests

Name, Location	Acreage	Comments
Carson National Forest Taos, NM	1,507,000	Wheeler Peak Wilderness, North Pecos Wilderness, Valle Vidal, Cruces Basin, Abiquiu
Cibola National Forest Albuquerque, NM	1,949,637	Mt. Taylor, Sandia Peak, Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Withington Wilderness, Apache Kid Wilderness
Gila National Forest Silver City, NM	3,300,000	Gila Cliff Dwellings, Tularosa Mountains, Gila Wilderness, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Big Burro Mountains
Lincoln National Forest Alamogordo, NM	1,103,441	Sunspot, Sacramento Mountains, Capitan Mountain Wilderness, White Mountain Wilderness, Guadalupe Mountains
Santa Fe National Forest Santa Fe, NM	1,567,181	Pecos Wilderness, Truchas Peaks, Jemez Mountains, Valle Grande, San Pedro Peaks Wilderness, Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River

Arizona National Forests

Name, Location	Acreage	Comments
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Springerville, AZ	2,000,000	Gallo Mountains, San Francisco Mountains, Blue Range Primitive Area
Coconino National Forest Flagstaff, AZ
Coronado National Forest Tucson, AZ	1,780,000	Geronimo surrender site, Peloncillo Mountains
Kaibab National Forest Williams, AZ	1,600,000
Prescott National Forest Prescott, AZ	1,250,000
Tonto National Forest Phoenix, AZ	2,873,000

Utah National Forests

Nevada National Forests

Idaho National Forests

Name, Location	Acreage	Comments
Boise National Forest Boise, ID	2,612,000
Caribou-Targhee National Forest Idaho Falls, ID	3,000,000
Clearwater National Forest Orofino, ID	1,800,000
Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur D'Alene, ID
Nez Perce National Forest Grangeville, ID	2,200,000
Payette National Forest McCall, ID	2,300,000
Salmon-Challis National Forest Salmon, ID	4,300,000
Sawtooth National Forest Twin Falls, ID	1,947,520

Wyoming National Forests

Montana National Forests

Name, Location	Acreage	Comments
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Dillon, MT	3,320,000
Bitterroot National Forest Hamilton, MT	1,600,000
Custer National Forest Billings, MT	1,300,000
Flathead National Forest Kalispell, MT	2,300,000
Gallatin National Forest Bozeman, MT	1,800,000
Helena National Forest Helena, MT	950,000
Kootenai National Forest Libby, MT	2,200,000
Lewis & Clark National Forest Great Falls, MT	1,740,000
Lolo National Forest Missoula, MT

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