Fossil Ridge Wilderness

Coordinates: 38°41′00″N 106°38′00″W / 38.68333°N 106.63333°W / 38.68333; -106.63333[2]
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Fossil Ridge Wilderness
wilderness area)[1]
Photo of Henry and Square Top Mountains.
Henry Mountain and Square Top Mountain in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness.
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Location in Colorado
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationGunnison County , Colorado, USA
Nearest cityGunnison, CO
Coordinates38°41′00″N 106°38′00″W / 38.68333°N 106.63333°W / 38.68333; -106.63333[2]
Area13,992 acres (56.62 km2)
Established1993
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Fossil Ridge Wilderness is a

mountain goats, and bighorn sheep can be found in the wilderness.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 17, 2023
  2. ^ "Fossil Ridge Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Fossil Ridge Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fossil Ridge Wilderness". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Fossil Ridge Wilderness". Colorado Wilderness. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Prather, Thomas (1999). Geology of the Gunnison Country (Second ed.). Gunnison, Colorado: B & B Printers.
  7. ^ "Geologic and aeromagnetic maps of the Fossil Ridge area and vicinity, Gunnison County, Colorado". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

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