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The Uncompahgre Wilderness [3] (formerly called the Big Blue Wilderness) is a U.S. Wilderness Area in southwest Colorado comprising 102,721 acres (415.70 km 2).Elevation in the Wilderness ranges from 8,400 feet (2,600 m) to 14,309 feet (4,361 m), at the summit of Uncompahgre Peak.
The forest contains three alpine wilderness areas: Uncompahgre (formerly the Big Blue Wilderness), Mount Sneffels, and Lizard Head. Uncompahgre National Forest was established on June 14, 1905. The Uncompahgre, Grand Mesa , and Gunnison National Forests were all administered separately until 1954 when Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre started to be ...
Uncompahgre Peak (/ ən k əm ˈ p ɑː ɡ r eɪ / ⓘ) is the sixth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,316-foot (4363.46 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the San Juan Mountains and the highest point in the drainage basin of the Colorado River and the Gulf of California .
Uncompahgre Wilderness [a] Vasquez Peak Wilderness [c] Weminuche Wilderness [c] West Elk Wilderness [c] National Conservation Areas. The Dominguez–Escalante NCA.
The Mount Sneffels Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the town of Ouray. The area is named for Mt. Sneffels, which at 14,150 feet (4,310 m) is a prominent fourteener in the San Juan Mountains.
East Rim Arch in the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. The Bureau of Land Management manages five of the 44 National Wildernesses within Colorado. [1] Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness; Dominguez Canyon Wilderness; Gunnison Gorge Wilderness; Powderhorn Wilderness [a] Uncompahgre Wilderness [a]
It is situated 10.5 miles east of the community of Ridgway, and immediately south of Owl Creek Pass, in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. Owl Creek Pass separates Chimney Rock from Cimarron Ridge to the north.
Uncompahgre can refer to several different geographic features, mainly within Colorado: Places ... Uncompahgre Gorge; Uncompahgre Wilderness; Other