Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Explained

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Iucn Category:Ib
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:Colorado#USA
Relief:1
Location:Mesa / Delta counties, Colorado, USA
Nearest City:Grand Junction, CO
Coordinates:38.75°N -108.4167°W
Area:66280acres
Established:2009

The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southeast of Grand Junction in western Colorado. The 66280acres wilderness area established in 2009, the largest BLM roadless area in the state of Colorado, includes two major canyon systems that drain the northeastern corner of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The Wilderness Area is a portion of the larger Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, 209610acres in size.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.protectedplanet.net/76968 Protected Planet Website
  2. Web site: Dominguez Canyon Wilderness . Wilderness.net . August 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: Dominguez Canyon Wilderness . Bureau of Land Management . August 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822084031/http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/denca/dcw.html . August 22, 2012 . dead .