Uncompahgre Wilderness, US Wilderness Area in southwestern Colorado.
The Uncompahgre Wilderness extends across 102,721 acres of mountainous terrain, featuring alpine lakes, streams, and diverse ecosystems throughout the protected land.
The federal government designated this area as protected wilderness on January 1, 1980, incorporating it into the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Native American tribes inhabited this land before European settlement, using the natural resources for sustenance and establishing the name Uncompahgre from their language.
The Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service jointly manage this wilderness, which prohibits motorized vehicles and mechanical transportation within its boundaries.
The Robin Redbreast Gold Mine operates within the wilderness using traditional mining methods, including mule teams for ore transportation along established trails.
Location: Colorado
Inception: 1980
GPS coordinates: 38.10440,-107.47800
Latest update: March 14, 2025 01:09
Uncompahgre Peak
3.9 km
Mount Sneffels
29.7 km
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20.8 km
Handies Peak
21.4 km
Ridgway State Park
25.6 km
Box Canyon
20 km
Wetterhorn Peak
5.7 km
Slumgullion Earthflow
23.1 km
Sunshine Peak
20.7 km
St. Elmo Hotel
19.4 km
Penny Hot Springs
25.2 km
Powderhorn Wilderness
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Beaumont Hotel
19.2 km
Redcloud Peak
18.9 km
Ridgway Reservoir
28.1 km
Matterhorn Peak (Colorado)
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Cannibal Plateau
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Fort Peabody
29.6 km
Gilpin Peak
30.6 km
Teakettle Mountain
27.4 km
Western Hotel
19.2 km
Jones Mountain
23.5 km
Ouray City Hall and Walsh Library
19.1 km
Niagara Peak
24.4 km
Wright's Opera House
19.4 km
Ouray County Courthouse
19.1 km
Ouray Historic District
19.4 km
Bear Creek Falls
19.8 kmReviews
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