The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas

by Pearson, Mark; Fielder, John; Fielder, John; Fielder, John

• ISBN13: 9781565795167
• ISBN10: 1565795164
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-04-01
• Publisher: Westcliffe Pub

Summary

Since the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, Congress has designated 41 wilderness areas in Colorado, totaling some 3.4 million acres ranging from desert sagebrush to alpine crags. In addition, other undeveloped areas and national parklands have been proposed for wilderness status. In its newly revised second edition, The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas continues to serve as the foremost guide to these magnificent wild places.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Colorado's Wilderness Areas Map	p. 10
Introduction
How to Use This Guide	p. 12
On the Trail	p. 14
What Is Wilderness?	p. 22
Colorado Wilderness Ecosystems	p. 30
Front Range	p. 42
Byers Peak Wilderness	p. 44
Cache la Poudre Wilderness	p. 48
Comanche Peak Wilderness	p. 52
Indian Peaks Wilderness	p. 60
James Peak Wilderness	p. 67
Lost Creek Wilderness	p. 72
Mount Evans Wilderness	p. 79
Neota Wilderness	p. 85
Never Summer Wilderness	p. 89
Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness	p. 94
Rawah Wilderness	p. 98
Rocky Mountain National Park (Proposed Wilderness)	p. 104
Vasquez Peak Wilderness	p. 115
Northern Colorado	p. 118
Dinosaur National Monument (Proposed Wilderness)	p. 121
Eagles Nest Wilderness	p. 128
Flat Tops Wilderness	p. 136
Mount Zirkel Wilderness	p. 144
Sarvis Creek Wilderness	p. 151
Troublesome Roadless Area	p. 155
Central Colorado	p. 160
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	p. 162
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness	p. 167
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness	p. 172
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness	p. 175
Colorado National Monument (Proposed Wilderness)	p. 183
Fossil Ridge Wilderness	p. 188
Gunnison Gorge Wilderness	p. 192
Holy Cross Wilderness	p. 197
Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness	p. 205
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness	p. 211
Mount Massive Wilderness	p. 221
Raggeds Wilderness	p. 226
Roubideau Area	p. 231
Tabeguache Area	p. 236
West Elk Wilderness	p. 241
Southern Colorado	p. 248
Carson Peak Roadless Area	p. 250
Cochetopa Hills Roadless Area	p. 255
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	p. 259
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness	p. 264
Hermosa Roadless Area	p. 268
La Garita Wilderness	p. 274
Lizard Head Wilderness	p. 281
Mesa Verde National Park	p. 285
Mount Sneffels Wilderness	p. 290
Piedra Area	p. 294
Powderhorn Wilderness	p. 302
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness	p. 306
San Miguel Peak Roadless Area	p. 314
South San Juan Wilderness	p. 319
Spanish Peaks Wilderness	p. 328
Uncompahgre Wilderness	p. 332
Weminuche Wilderness	p. 338
Colorado Wilderness Areas	p. 350
Recommended Equipment Checklist	p. 351
Colorado Wilderness Advocacy Groups	p. 352
Selected References	p. 353
Index	p. 354
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