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The Weminuche Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1975, and expanded by the Colorado Wilderness Acts of 1980 and 1993. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of the town of Silverton , 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Durango , and 8 miles (13 km) west of South Fork .
Emerald Lake is an alpine lake in Hinsdale County, Colorado, located in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest near the Continental Divide. [1] [2] The Lake can be accessed by the Lake Fork trail #528. [3] The lake is stocked with salmon. [4]
The forest contains two alpine wilderness areas; the Weminuche and South San Juan, as well as the Piedra Area. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad passes through the National 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 ...
Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged mountains in the state, and includes many technical climbs and scrambles. A small but dramatic east–west subrange in the northern section is known as the Grenadier Range.
Jagged Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.The 13,830-foot (4,215 m) thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 12.2 miles (19.7 km) south-southeast (bearing 159°) of the Town of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
Thunder Mountain is situated in the Needle Mountains, which are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains.The mountain is located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the community of Durango and set within the Weminuche Wilderness on land managed by San Juan National Forest.
Weminuche Wilderness: Parent range: San Juan Mountains of the Southern Rocky Mountains [2] Topo map(s) USGS Cimarrona Peak: Cimarrona Peak, elevation 12,570 feet ...
Pagosa Peak, elevation 12,658 feet (3,858 meters), is a summit in the San Juan Mountains in Mineral County, Colorado, north of Pagosa Springs. [1] The mountain lies in the Weminuche Wilderness and the San Juan National Forest.