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Curecanti Archeological District: August 15, 1984 : Curecanti National Recreation Area: Gunnison: 5,000 acre area of the Curecanti National Recreation Area [6] 6: Edgerton House: Edgerton House: April 1, 1998 : 514 W. Gunnison Ave.
U.S. Forest Service: ... The wilderness was established in 1964 and now protects 176,412 acres (713.91 km 2) within the Gunnison National Forest. Geography
Below the Hwy 50 bridge on the Gunnison river is the whitewater park. The Gunnison Ranger District Office located at 216 North Colorado Street offers maps and information about details particular to vehicle access, private, BLM, federal and state properties, trails, and other areas of interest. [25] [26] [27]
Ouray School District R-1: 189 Ouray: Park County School District RE-2: 596 Park: Pawnee School District RE-12: 70 Weld: Peyton School District 23-JT: 614 El Paso: Plainview School District RE-2: 137 Kiowa: Plateau School District RE-5: 160 Logan: Plateau Valley School District 50: 305 Mesa: Platte Canyon School District 1: 837 Park: Platte ...
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 ...
57,725 acres (233.60 km 2) were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-76 [3]). The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-78 [4]) expanded the NCA to its current size.
Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918. [1] The county seat is Gunnison. [2] The county was named for John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer and captain in the Army Topographical Engineers, who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.
On the south and west it is contiguous with Black Mesa and Fruitland Mesa, both part of the uplift in which sits the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. On the northeast it is contiguous with the Elk Mountains, being separated from them by Anthracite Creek and Coal Creek. Nearby towns include Gunnison, Paonia, and the ski resort of Crested Butte.