The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado . It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest and the Routt National Forest . The forest is administered jointly with the Arapaho National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from offices in Fort Collins , and is denoted by the United States Forest Service as ARP ( A rapaho, R oosevelt, P awnee).
6-794: The Rawah Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado , near the Wyoming border, and also in the Routt National Forest to its south. It encompasses 76,394 acres (309.16 km) and includes 25 named lakes ranging in size from five to 39 acres (20,000 to 160,000 m). There are 85 miles (137 km) of trails in
12-630: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canyon Lakes Ranger District The forest encompasses a mountainous area of the foothills on the eastern side of the Continental Divide of the Front Range in Larimer County and Boulder County . In Larimer County it includes the upper valleys of the Cache la Poudre and Big Thompson Rivers . It includes forested areas along both sides of
18-575: The National Wilderness Preservation System . Four of them extend into neighboring National Forests, and one of these also onto National Park Service land (as indicated). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hourglass Reservoir has a subarctic climate , abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded at Hourglass Reservoir was 91 °F (32.8 °C) on July 8, 1989, while
24-742: The Poudre Canyon and along the north and east sides of Rocky Mountain National Park . Smaller parts of the forest also extend into northern Gilpin and extreme northwestern Jefferson counties. The Roosevelt National Forest is divided into two ranger districts, the Canyon Lakes Ranger District , with offices in Fort Collins, and the Boulder Ranger District, with offices in Boulder. The Roosevelt National Forest began on May 22, 1902 as part of
30-841: The Medicine Bow Forest Reserve. It was renamed the Colorado National Forest in 1910, and was renamed to honor President Theodore Roosevelt in 1932. The forest has a total area of 813,799 acres (1,271.56 sq mi, or 3,293.33 km ). Several volunteer groups work with the US Forest Service to help manage the Roosevelt National Forest, including the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers . There are six officially designated wilderness areas lying within Roosevelt National Forest that are part of
36-648: The area and elevation ranges from 8,400 feet (2,600 m) to 13,000 feet (4,000 m). Much of the area is traversed by the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Rawah Range for which it is named. The temperature in the Rawah Wilderness ranges from a low of 5 °F (−15 °C) during the winter and a high of 77 °F (25 °C) during the summer. This article related to a protected area in Colorado
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