; (B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau with winding slickrock canyons that flow into Glen Canyon; (C) Escalante Canyon, one of Utah’s most popular natural areas, contains critical habitat for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep that also enhances the scenic integrity of the area; (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and (E) Escalante Canyon should be protected and managed as a wilderness area. (2) Designation 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: (A) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 acres). (B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 acres). (C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 acres). (D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 6,600 acres). (E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 acres). (F) Lampstand (approximately 7,900 acres). (G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 3,600 acres). (H) North Escalante Canyons (approximately 176,000 acres). (I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 acres). (J) Scorpion (approximately 53,000 acres). (K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 acres). (L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 acres). (M) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 24,000 acres). 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Mountains and the town of Moab offer a variety of extraordinary landscapes; (2) 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