Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas
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Congress finds that— the canyons surrounding the La Sal Mountains and the town of Moab offer a variety of extraordinary landscapes; outstanding examples of natural formations and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal area include the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of Westwater Canyon; and the Moab-La Sal area should be protected and managed as a wilderness area. In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 acres). Beaver Creek (approximately 41,000 acres). Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (approximately 22,000 acres). Big Triangle (approximately 20,000 acres). Coyote Wash (approximately 28,000 acres). Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approximately 35,000 acres). Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 acres). Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 acres). Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 25,000 acres). Mill Creek (approximately 14,000 acres).
Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (approximately 20,000 acres). Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 acres). Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 acres). Yellow Bird (approximately 4,200 acres).
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