Wilderness Areas
There are eight officially designated wilderness areas lying within White River National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Five of them extend into neighboring National Forests (as indicated).
- Collegiate Peaks Wilderness (the largest part in San Isabel NF; also partly in Gunnison NF)
- Eagles Nest Wilderness
- Flat Tops Wilderness (partly in Routt NF)
- Holy Cross Wilderness (partly in San Isabel NF)
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
- Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness (partly in Gunnison NF)
- Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
- Raggeds Wilderness (mostly in Gunnison NF)
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