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San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over 14,000 feet (4,267 m) high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado. It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Colorado and contains the Sawatch Range, the Collegiate Peaks, and Sangre de Cristo Range.
U.S. Forest Service The Holy Cross Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and White River national forests near Leadville , Minturn , Avon , Edwards , Eagle , and Vail . The 122,797-acre (496.94 km 2 ) wilderness with 164 miles (264 km) of trails was established in 1980.
San Isabel National Forest, White River National Forest: USFS CO 122,918 192.059 49,743 497.43 December 22, 1980: Hoover: Inyo National Forest, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest: USFS CA 124,468 194.481 50,370 503.70 September 3, 1964: Horse Valley: Utah BLM Green River District BLM UT 12,201 19.064 4,938 49.38 March 12, 2019: Horseshoe Bay
The prominent 14,269-foot (4349.21 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 208°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [3] [a] [2] [4] The mountain is named in honor of Chief Antero of the Uintah band of the Ute people. [6]
It is 30,540 acres (123.6 km 2) in size, with 27,980 acres (113.2 km 2) in San Isabel National Forest and 2,560 acres (10.4 km 2) in Leadville National Fish Hatchery, and it was designated by the US Congress in 1980. The name comes from Mount Massive, the second highest peak in Colorado, located inside the wilderness. Elevations in the ...
The Buffalo Peaks Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and Pike National Forests in central Colorado.The 43,410-acre (175.7 km 2) wilderness was named after two highly eroded volcanic mountains, East Buffalo Peak and West Buffalo Peak, in the Mosquito Range and was established in 1993.
The Pike and San Isabel National Forest was recently awarded a major reclamation project to fix the damage from the Hayman wildfire. The project was sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation, in conjunction with several university bookstores. Pike and San Isabel was voted the winner from a group of three separate forests.
Cordova Pass lies just outside the Spanish Peaks Wilderness, a designated National Wilderness Area in the San Isabel National Forest. Cordova Pass is reached via the Apishapa Road, a leg of the Scenic Highway of Legends (a designated Colorado and National Forest Service scenic byway).