Area 63 covers the western Sierra Madre and the country dropping toward the Wyoming-Colorado line and the Little Snake River drainage. Elevations run from about 7,000 feet on the lower benches to over 11,000 feet on the Continental Divide ridge. The country is heavy-timber high country: dense lodgepole pine and aspen on the lower slopes, Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir at mid-elevations, and alpine meadow above timberline. The Huston Park Wilderness extends into the unit, and the Encampment River Wilderness sits adjacent. Battle Lake and the Battle Pass area on the WY-70 corridor are recognizable landmarks. Major drainages include the upper North Fork Little Snake and Cottonwood Creek. The country is wet by southern Wyoming standards and the deadfall is brutal. Medicine Bow NF and the wilderness areas dominate. WY-70 (Battle Highway) is the paved access; forest roads off it climb into the timber from both sides. Encampment is the eastern gateway; Baggs is the western waypoint; Savery is barely a town. Cell service is gone in the timber. Quality elk in the dense cover for those willing to pack in or hike deep, mule deer in the aspens and meadow margins. The country sees minimal pressure because access is inconvenient and the timber is thick enough to deter casual hunters. Pack horses are useful here. Plan for snow by mid-October.