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The 1,413,111-acre Manti-La Sal National Forest is
located in southeastern Utah. It is managed for multiple uses such
as range, timber, minerals, water, wildlife, and recreation. The
Forest is divided into three land areas: the Manti Division, the
La Sal Division at Moab, and the La Sal Division at Monticello.
The Manti Division is part of the remnant Wasatch Plateau (5,000 to 10,000
foot elevation) exhibiting high elevation lakes, diverse vegetation,
near vertical escarpments, and areas of scenic and geologic interest.
On the La Sal Division-Moab, mountain peaks (12,000 foot elevation), canyons,
and forest add climatic and scenic contrast to the hot red-rock landscape of
Arches (5,000 foot elevation) and Canyonlands National Parks.
The La Sal Division-Monticello offers timbered slopes to provide a welcome
middle ground and background contrast to the sand and heat of Canyonlands National
Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, and the surrounding desert. Pictographs,
petroglyphs, and stone dwellings are evidence of past civilizations.
Private and state lands exist within the Forest boundaries and
may be closed to public use. Please refer to maps and information
on land ownership, which may be obtained from the Ranger District
offices.
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