Weminuche Wilderness

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Weminuche Wilderness is Colorado’s largest designated wilderness area, renowned for its rugged alpine terrain, high peaks, and remote backcountry within the San Juan region.

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Weminuche Wilderness canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area
wilderness area
accessPoint Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
contains Chicago Basin
Mount Eolus
Needle Mountains
Rio Grande Pyramid
Sunlight Peak
linked to: Windom Peak

Weminuche Peak
Windom Peak
headwaters of the Animas River
headwaters of the Piedra River
headwaters of the Rio Grande
continent North America
country United States of America
designation U.S. federal wilderness
governingBody United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasArea approximately 2,023 square kilometers
approximately 499,771 acres
highestPoint Weminuche Peak
inception 1975
IUCNCategory Ib
knownFor backpacking
mountaineering
remote backcountry
scenic alpine landscapes
legalStatus mineral development restricted
motorized and mechanized travel prohibited
timber harvest prohibited
locatedIn Colorado
Rio Grande National Forest
San Juan Mountains
San Juan National Forest
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Archuleta County, Colorado
Hinsdale County, Colorado
La Plata County, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado
managingAgency Rio Grande National Forest
San Juan National Forest
nearestCity Durango, Colorado
linked to: Durango

Pagosa Springs, Colorado
linked to: Pagosa Springs
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System
San Juan region of Colorado
state Colorado
terrainFeature alpine tundra
glacial valleys
high peaks
rugged alpine terrain
subalpine forests

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San Juan Mountains contains Weminuche Wilderness
Chicago Basin locatedIn Weminuche Wilderness
Chicago Basin withinProtectedArea Weminuche Wilderness
Chicago Basin wildernessArea Weminuche Wilderness
Pagosa Springs near Weminuche Wilderness
San Juan National Forest containsProtectedArea Weminuche Wilderness
Mineral County, Colorado contains Weminuche Wilderness
Creede, Colorado hasNearbyProtectedArea Weminuche Wilderness
Rio Grande Pyramid locatedIn Weminuche Wilderness
Rio Grande Pyramid protectedArea Weminuche Wilderness
Needle Mountains partOfProtectedArea Weminuche Wilderness