Browns Canyon Proposed Wilderness -
NEW
Location: central; Chaffee County
Land preserved: 9 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2006 - present
Note: This property is adjacent to the proposed wilderness, which is located east of the Arkansas River and north of Salida within the Pike & San Isabel National Forests. The legislation proposed to designate the Browns Canyon wilderness did not include the nine acres of private land. Now that the Trust has purchased and protected this property and is in the process of transferring it to public ownership, the proponents of the proposed wilderness legislation now have the option of including the additional nine acres. Read More...
Cahone Canyon Wilderness Study Area
Location: south western; Dolores County
Land preserved: 40 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 2000
Note: This property is on the National
Register of Historic Places and contains extensive archeological
sites (32 kivas, 2 towers and a greathouse). It was purchased
at the request of then Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit
and the BLM.
Camel Back Wilderness Study Area
Location: south western; Montrose County
Land preserved: 160 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1996
Note: This was the only inholding
in this Wilderness Study Area. It was located in Roubideau
Canyon with a 3/4 mile stream frontage.
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Location: central western; Chaffee & Gunnison Counties
Land preserved: 659 acres; 12 parcels
Activity: 1993-2003
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Eagles Nest Wilderness
Location: central western; Summit & Eagle Counties
Land preserved: 43 acres; 4 parcels
Activity: 1992-2002 Read
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Flat Tops Wilderness
Location: north western; Rio Blanco County
Land preserved: 2.5 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1996 Read
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Holy Cross Wilderness
Location: central western; Eagle & Lake Counties
Land preserved: 528 acres; 24 parcels
Activity: 1992-present Read
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Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Location: central western; Pitkin County
Land preserved: 37 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1992 Read
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Indian Peaks Wilderness
Location: central northern; Boulder & Grand Counties
Land preserved: 205 acres; 3 parcels
Activity: 1993-1994 Read
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James Peak Wilderness
Location: central northern; Gilpin County
Land preserved: 1320 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1994 Read
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Lizard Head Wilderness
Location: south western; Dolores County
Land preserved: 18 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1995 Read
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Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness - New Lands Protected
Location: central western; Pitkin & Gunnison Counties
Land preserved: 962 acres; 27 parcels
Activity: 1993-present Read
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Mount Massive Wilderness
Location: south western; Lake County
Land preserved: 38 acres; 1 parcel
Activity: 1996 Read
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Mount Sneffels Wilderness
Location: south western; Ouray County
Land preserved: 21 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 1995 Read
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Never Summer Wilderness
Location: central northern; Grand County
Land preserved: 43 acres; 3 parcels
Activity: 1993-1994 Read
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Raggeds Wilderness
Location: central western; Gunnison County
Land preserved: 696 acres; 17 parcels
Activity: 1993-2001 Read
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Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Location: central southern; Alamosa & Saguache Counties
Land preserved: 21 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 1994-1995 Read
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Spanish Peaks Wilderness
Location: central southern; Las Animas & Huerfano Counties
Land preserved: 307 acres; 4 parcels
Activity: 1994-1999 Read
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Weminuche Wilderness
Location: south western; La Plata County
Land preserved: 157 acres; 4 parcels
Activity: 1993-1995 Read
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White River National Forest
Location: central; Summit County
Land preserved: 57 acres; 2 parcels
Activity: 1992-1998
Note: Sites at risk of development
in area not currently designated for wilderness.
