Distribution of Inventoried Roadless Areas and Designated Wilderness by Elevation Class and Geographic Division
Elevation Classes Total NFS Area Total NFS Area IRA 1c Area IRA 1b+1b1 Area Wild. Area Wild.+IRA Total
(feet) (acres) (rounded acres) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Alaska 0000-1000 8,108,957 8,109,000 17 36 20 73
1001-2000 5,277,685 5,278,000 22 39 25 87
2001-3000 3,375,757 3,376,000 24 45 26 95
3001-4000 2,498,691 2,499,000 24 48 25 97
4001-5000 1,518,476 1,518,000 20 54 24 97
5001-6000 587,218 587,000 15 56 27 98
6001-7000 169,819 170,000 11 69 18 98
7001-8000 62,671 63,000 10 78 11 99
8001-9000 34,949 35,000 4 95 1 99
 >9000 30,393 30,000 3 95 0 98
Eastern U.S. 0000-1000 19,442,955 19,443,000 1 0 2 3
1001-2000 18,068,477 18,068,000 2 1 8 10
2001-3000 5,208,605 5,209,000 6 5 5 16
3001-4000 2,463,819 2,464,000 8 6 8 22
4001-5000 445,367 445,000 11 4 11 26
5001-6000 54,625 55,000 16 4 23 42
 >6000 2,718 3,000 26 10 7 44
Western U.S. 0000-1000 1,181,447 1,181,000 2 5 4 11
1001-2000 3,317,472 3,317,000 7 7 8 22
2001-3000 11,472,621 11,473,000 9 5 8 22
3001-4000 15,331,829 15,332,000 9 7 10 25
4001-5000 24,054,181 24,054,000 9 6 10 25
5001-6000 24,050,861 24,051,000 12 8 15 34
6001-7000 24,393,882 24,394,000 20 10 17 46
7001-8000 22,992,439 22,992,000 28 10 16 53
8001-9000 16,966,797 16,967,000 30 9 18 57
 >9000 21,274,661 21,275,000 23 9 36 68
Definitions of Categories of Inventoried Roadless Areas
1B Inventoried roadless area where road construction or reconstruction is not allowed
1B-1 Inventoried roadless area where road construction or reconstruction is not allowed, and the forest plan recommends as wilderness
1C Inventoried roadless area where road construction or reconstruction is allowed