EXHIBIT 23


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated May 24, 1999 on the Champion International
Corporation Savings Plan #077 and the Champion International Corporation Savings
Plan for Hourly Employees #158 included in this Form 11-K into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-
34069).


                                       /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP



Stamford, CT
June 21, 1999