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OOJJD The wilderness boundary follows the park boundary along the north, west and south sides of the unit. On the east the proposed wilderness bound- ary is the west side of the Grand River Ditch. Primitive campsites are located at Lake of the Clouds and Box Canyon. The historic site of Dutchtown is within the area proposed for wilderness. Unit 3 - Trail Ridge Wilderness Unit 3 is the forested mountainside sloping northward to Fall River, between the Trail Ridge and Fall River roads. It contains much studied examples of subalpine forest and alpine tundra. Lodgepole pine, Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir are dominant in the forest cover. Although the area is visible from various points along the two roads, the wilderness traveler within it finds himself quite isolated. The Ute Trail which crosses this unit and Unit 4 will be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The wilderness boundary is delineated by natural features, including Fall River on the north, and slopes adjacent to Trail Ridge Road on the south. Trail Ridge Road and the visitor use facilities along it, such as the overlooks, Toll Memorial, Fall River Pass Visitor Center-store complex, etc., are not included in the proposed wilderness. The telephone line along the Sundance drainage presently within the proposed wilderness unit is to be removed. Unit 4 - Enos Mills The largest proposed wilderness area contains examples of all the eco- systems present in the park, including a spectacular array of rugged peaks, snowfields and glacial cirques. In this 139,915 acre wilderness area are both the most popular backcountry destinations and some of the park's least visited valleys. The high peaks are visible from Fort Collins, the Denver urban strip, and many points to the east. The proposed wilderness line starts east of Many Parks Curve near Trail Ridge Road, goes southeast along the drainage to Beaver Meadows and follows topographic features in a wandering fashion excluding a dirt road, pipeline and filtration plant in Beaver Meadows, a road terminus, an existing maintenance yard in Hallowell Park, and the Bear Lake-Nymph Lake developed area. The line goes east along Glacier Creek drainage to a small lake, then on a straight line east to the park boundary. It then turns south and follows the park boundary, except for a 160 acre protrusion at the head of Aspen Brook and the Longs Peak Campground area, until it reaches the Wild Basin area, where inholdings, power lines, a road and campground are excluded by a westerly indentation. 6