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BYERS PEAK WILDERNESS
ARAPAHO AND ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST

BYERS PEAK WILDERNESS

The Byers Peak Wilderness, established by Congress in 1993, encompasses 8,913 pristine acres in Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Grand County. Byers Peak is named after William N. Byers, founder of Colorado's first newspaper—the still published Rocky Mountain News. He was also the first mayor of Hot Sulphur Springs.

The Byers Peak Wilderness contains a variety of ecozones from low-lying lodgepole pine forests and riparian drainages to alpine tundra fields of over 12,000 feet in elevation. Along with this variety of vegetation and climate comes a wide variety of flora and fauna. One can see on any given day; deer. elk, bear, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, an occasional moose and several species of trout and small rodents. The wilderness also contains two glacial lakes, three major creek drainages, and two peaks over 12,500 feet. The highest is Byers Peak with an elevation of 12,804 feet.

To preserve this unique area for present and future generations we must minimize our impacts here and in all Congressionally designated Wilderness.

The 1964 Wilderness Act Prohibits:

• Motorized and mechanical equipment, such as bicycles, hang-gliders, chain saws and game carts.
• Aircraft, including helicopters, from landing or dropping and picking up any materials, supplies, or persons.
  (Exceptions include emergencies and access with mechanical wheelchairs for people with disabilities.)

Check with district offices and trailhead signs for restrictions that apply throughout the Byers Peak Wilderness.

CAMPING: Camp at least 100 feet from lakes, streams, and Forest Development Trails.

• Help provide a feeling of solitude. Camp out of the sight and sound of others and hike on developed trails.

FIRE: Do not build or use a campfire or stove fire within 100 feet of lakes, streams or Forest Development Trails.

• Fires scar rocks and soil. Use stoves or build campfires in fire pans.
• Build a campfire only in a site that has been used before or locate it on mineral soil; do not build a new fire ring.

WATER:

• Wash at least 200 feet from water sources.
• Drinking water should be boiled or filtered through a purifier.

SANITATION:

• To keep water pure, bury human waste in a cathole 6-8 inches deep at least 200 feet from lakes, streams and trails.
• Pack Out all trash, leftover food and litter including toilet tissue.

STOCK: Do not hobble, tie, picket or loose herd any pack or saddle animal within 100 feet of any lake, stream or Forest Development Trail.

• Only processed, weed free feed and grain for livestock is permitted.

PETS: Pets must be under control at all times. Do not allow dogs or other domestic animals to harass wildlife, stock, or cause conflicts with other visitors or their property.

GROUPS: Group size is limited to a combination of 12 people and/or livestock.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Leave No Trace-Outdoor Ethics
1-800-332-4100
www.LNT.org

For more information, contact:

ARAPAHO AND ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FORESTS

SULPHUR RANGER DISTRICT
9 Ten Mile Drive (PO Box 10)
Granby, CO 80446
970-887-4100

ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NF & PAWNEE NATIONAL
GRASSLANDS SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE
240 West Prospect Road
Fort Collins CO 80526
970-498-1100

www.fs.fed.us/arnf
To learn more visit: www.wilderness.net

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
September 2001

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