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The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta , Conejos , Dolores , Hinsdale , La Plata , Mineral , Montezuma , Rio Grande , San Miguel and San Juan Counties. [ 1 ]
The byway forms a loop in southwestern Colorado traversing the heart of the San Juan Mountains. The San Juan Skyway reaches its zenith at Red Mountain Pass at elevation 11,018 feet (3,358 m). Mesa Verde National Park was one of the original UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Silverton Historic District and the Telluride Historic District are ...
Cimarrona Peak, elevation 12,570 feet (3,830 meters), is a summit in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County, Colorado, four miles (6.4 kilometers) north of Williams Creek Reservoir. [1] The mountain lies in the Weminuche Wilderness and the San Juan National Forest.
The San Juan Skyway is 233 miles of jaw-dropping overlooks and compelling history. To drive straight through takes around seven hours, but you could easily stretch this into a relaxing two-day ...
Molas Pass, [1] elevation 10,910 feet (3,330 meters), is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. It is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway.
The Weminuche Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the San Juan National Forest on the west side of the Continental Divide and the Rio Grande National Forest on the east side of the divide. The Weminuche Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1975, and expanded by the ...
The post Your Guide to the San Juan Skyway Road Trip appeared first on Reader's Digest. From desert to mountain, you can't beat the San Juan Skyway views. Plan the ultimate Western road trip with ...
Mount Moss is located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest.It ranks as the third-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. [2]