; (B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau with the winding slickrock canyons that flow into Glen Canyon; (C) the Escalante Canyons, 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, as established in 1996; and (E) the Escalante Canyons 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) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 acres). (B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 acres). (C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,600 acres). (D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 acres). (E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 3,750 acres). (F) North Escalante Canyons (approximately 182,000 acres). (G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 acres). (H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 acres). (I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 acres). (J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 acres). (K) 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 Canyons area include the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of Westwater Canyon