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White River National Forest (2 C, 70 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Mesa County, Colorado" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Colorado state wildlife areas are managed for hunting, fishing, observation, management, and preservation of wildlife. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife division of the U.S. State of Colorado manages more than 300 state wildlife areas with a total area of more than 860 square miles (2,230 km 2 ) in the state.
Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres (1,492.55 sq mi, or 3,865.68 km 2) [1] in (in descending order of land area) parts of Montrose, Mesa, San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Hinsdale, San Juan, and Delta Counties in western Colorado. Its headquarters are in Delta County, in the city of Delta.
The forest covers most of Grand Mesa and the south part of Battlement Mesa. It has a total area of 346,555 acres (541.49 sq mi, or 1,402.46 km 2). [1] It is managed by the United States Forest Service together with Gunnison National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest from offices in Delta, Colorado. There are local ranger district offices ...
Near Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Vonwiegen has another fantastic mountain getaway spot he recommends everyone visit: Upper Teton View (43.7638130,-110.5527115). "The views from your camper ...
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is located near Las Vegas and is part of the forest. [65] Huron–Manistee: Michigan: July 30, 1928: 975,130 acres (3,946.2 km 2) Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary is located around a small spring-fed lake in the forest.
A view north across Grand Mesa National Forest. The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. [1] It has an area of about 500 square miles (1,300 km 2) and stretches for about 40 miles (60 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River ...
Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air. Created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam in 1966, Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water. Fed by the Lake Fork Arm of the Gunnison River, Soap Creek, and Cebolla Creek, the long, broad lake is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.