Never Summer Wilderness

Never Summer Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Never Summer Wilderness
Location Grand County / Jackson County, Colorado, USA
Nearest city Grand Lake, CO
Coordinates 40°21′00″N 105°56′00″W / 40.35000°N 105.93333°W / 40.35000; -105.93333Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 105°56′00″W / 40.35000°N 105.93333°W / 40.35000; -105.93333[1]
Area 21,090 acres (85.3 km2)
Established 1980
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

The Never Summer Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately west of Rocky Mountain National Park in the Never Summer Mountains of Arapaho National Forest in northern Colorado. The wilderness has seven mountains over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) in elevation, with the highest being Howard Mountain at 12,810 feet (3,900 m)[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Never Summer Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Never Summer Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Never Summer Wilderness Area". Colorado Wilderness. Retrieved August 12, 2012.


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