San Juan National Forest
| San Juan National Forest | |
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| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Durango, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°33′19″N 107°40′18″W / 37.5553°N 107.6716°W |
| Area | 1,878,846 acres (7,603.42 km2) |
| Established | June 3, 1905 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | San Juan National Forest |
The San Juan National Forest is a
. TheNational Forest
.
The name of the forest comes from the San Juan River, which was originally called the Rio San Juan, after Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista in Spanish).[2][3]
History
Pagosa Springs.[4] President Barack Obama designated part of the forest as Chimney Rock National Monument by proclamation on September 21, 2012.[5]
Wilderness areas
There are three officially designated
wilderness areas lying within San Juan National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System
. All of them extend partially into neighboring National Forests (as indicated).
- Lizard Head Wilderness (partly in Uncompahgre NF)
- South San Juan Wilderness (mostly in Rio Grande NF)
- Weminuche Wilderness (partly in Rio Grande NF)
- Hermosa Creek Wilderness (all on San Juan National Forest)
See also
- 416 Fire
- List of largest United States National Forests
- List of U.S. National Forests
References
- ^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
- ^ "Map of Juan National Forest" (PDF). Arizona Government. 1961. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "Utah History Encyclopedia". www.uen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
- pdf). The White House. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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