The Rawah Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Canyon Lakes Ranger District

The Canyon Lakes Ranger District is part of the , specifically on the Roosevelt National Forest. This land is a part of the United States Forest Service. It is located in north-central Colorado in Larimer County and encompasses...

 of the Roosevelt National Forest

Roosevelt National Forest

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...

 in Colorado, near the Wyoming border, and also in the Routt National Forest to its south. It encompasses 76394 acres (309.2 km²) and includes 25 named lakes ranging in size from five to 39 acres (20,000 to 160,000 m²). There are 85 miles of trail in the area and elevation ranges from 8,400 to 13,000 feet. Much of the area is traversed by the Medicine Bow Mountains

Medicine Bow Mountains

The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains that extend for from northern Colorado into southern Wyoming. The northern extent of this range is the sub-range the Snowy Range...

 and the Rawah Range for which it is named.

External links

• http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72DTgBAjAwgAykeaxcN4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMgycVQEAObEnGA!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjJNMDAwMDAwMDA!/?navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=fsm91_058230&navid=100000000000000&pnavid=null&ss=110210&position=Not%20Yet%20Determined.Html&ttype=detail&pname=ArapahoArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Wilderness Website]
• Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland Website
• Local Backcountry Advocacy