; (B) the Grand Staircase— (i) spans 6 major life zones, from the lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; and (ii) encompasses geologic formations that display 3,000,000,000 years of Earth’s history; (C) land managed by the Secretary lines the intricate canyon system of the Paria River and forms a vital natural corridor connection to the deserts and forests of those national parks; (D) land described in paragraph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, and Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah 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) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 acres). (B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 acres). (C) Canaan Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres in Kane County). (D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 2,300 acres). (E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 acres). (F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 24,000 acres). (G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 acres). (H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres). (I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 acres). (J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 9,200 acres). (K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 188,000 acres). (L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approximately 3,300 acres). (M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 43,000 acres). (N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 acres). (O) Slopes of Bryce (approximately 2,600 acres). (P) Timber Mountain (approximately 51,000 acres). (Q) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 49,000 acres). (R) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 26,000 acres). (S) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 acres). (b) Kaiparowits Plateau (1) Findings Congress finds that— (A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the Paria River is one of the most rugged and isolated wilderness regions in the United States