Unit 441 is a Pitkin County subunit covering the upper Roaring Fork River drainage and the country around Independence Pass—the high country east of Aspen reaching to the Continental Divide. Elevations climb from about 8,500 feet in the upper Roaring Fork valley near Aspen to over 14,000 feet on Mount Elbert (14,440—the highest point in Colorado), La Plata Peak, and Mount Hope on the divide. The terrain is dramatic high-country wilderness: lodgepole pine and Douglas fir on the lower slopes, dense aspen groves on the mid-slopes (Aspen the town is named for them and the surrounding country glows electric gold in late September), subalpine spruce-fir on the higher reaches, and alpine tundra above 11,500 feet treeline with rocky cirques, talus slopes, and high meadow systems. The Roaring Fork itself is a premier trout stream and the country is heavily traveled by anglers, hikers, and recreationists in summer and shoulder seasons. Elk and mule deer hold the timbered benches and high meadows; bighorn sheep and mountain goat hold the high crags. White River National Forest dominates with the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness on the northern flank and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness covering significant chunks of the high country east toward the divide (motorized prohibited—wilderness rules). CO-82 climbs over Independence Pass between Aspen and Twin Lakes—a stunning drive that closes seasonally with first significant snow (typically late October). Aspen is full resort-priced services for fuel, food, lodging, and gear. Cell service is good in the valley and gone in the wilderness interior. The hunting demands fitness, wilderness skills, and weather preparedness—Independence Pass weather can swing hard and pack-outs from the high basins are brutal.