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Saddle Mountain is a large, conical mountain located on the western side of the West Elk Mountains southeast of Crawford, Colorado. Topped off by North and South Saddle peaks, Saddle Mountain's highest point, South Saddle Peak, has an elevation of 10,005 ft (3,050 m) [ 1 ] with over 3,000 ft (910 m) of vertical relief above the valley below.
The Raggeds Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado.The 65,393-acre (264.64 km 2) wilderness was established in 1980 in the White River and Gunnison National Forests.
This is a list of the state parks in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages the state park system to accommodate both outdoor recreation and tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there are others in development. [1] Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year.
The Collegiate Peaks area includes much of the Sawatch Range and has the highest average elevation of any wilderness area in the United States. Five of the area's 14,000-foot (4,300 m) peaks are named for famous universities and colleges, including Mt. Harvard, Mt. Oxford, Mt. Yale, Mt. Princeton and Mt. Columbia.
The first two designations, Slumgullion Earthflow and Summit Lake, were made in 1965, while the most recent designation, Glenwood Caverns and Iron Mountain Hot Springs, was made in 2023. [1] [2] Natural Landmarks in Colorado range from 60 to 380,000 acres (24.3 to 153,780.5 ha; 0.1 to 593.8 sq mi) in size. Owners include private individuals and ...
Ruined headquarters complex of what was once one of the largest cattle ranches in Colorado and Wyoming, established in 1887. [16] 13: Upper Wade and Curtis Cabin: Upper Wade and Curtis Cabin: December 19, 1986 : Gates of Lodore Campground
Crawford State Park is a Colorado State Park [2] that encompasses Crawford Reservoir [3] located about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Crawford in Delta County, Colorado. The north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is about 12 miles (19 km) southwest and Delta is about 31 miles (50 km) west on Highway 92. [4]
Southeast of Grand Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park 40°13′50″N 105°48′52″W / 40.230556°N 105.814444°W / 40.230556; -105.814444 ( Shadow Mountain Grand Lake