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The Great North Woods, also known as the Northern Forest, [1] are spread across four northeastern U.S. states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York in the New England area. The area spans from the Down East lakes of Maine to the Adirondack Mountains of New York, generally bordering the Canadian province of Quebec .
The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres (2,612.71 sq mi, or 6,766.89 km 2) [1] in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado.
U.S. Forest Service The Fossil Ridge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located approximately 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Gunnison, Colorado in the Gunnison National Forest . The 13,992-acre (56.62 km 2 ) wilderness includes Fossil Ridge, a high, exposed ridge of Paleozoic carbonates that contain epeiric sea fossils .
Tomichi Dome [5] rises north of U.S. Highway 50 west of Hot Springs Creek and south of Waunita Hot Springs Reservoir in the southeast quarter of Gunnison County, Colorado. It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest .
1 Maine state forests. 2 See also. ... Durham State Forest: Waldo County: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) See also
The landform is located 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Gunnison in the West Elk Wilderness on land managed by Gunnison National Forest. These 500-ft high pillars are the signature landmark of the West Elk Wilderness, [ 4 ] and are one of Colorado's most unique rock formations. [ 5 ]
The forest contains three alpine wilderness areas: Uncompahgre (formerly the Big Blue Wilderness), Mount Sneffels, and Lizard Head. Uncompahgre National Forest was established on June 14, 1905. The Uncompahgre, Grand Mesa , and Gunnison National Forests were all administered separately until 1954 when Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre started to be ...
U.S. Forest Service: ... The wilderness was established in 1964 and now protects 176,412 acres (713.91 km 2) within the Gunnison National Forest. Geography