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Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air. Created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam in 1966, Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water. Fed by the Lake Fork Arm of the Gunnison River, Soap Creek, and Cebolla Creek, the long, broad lake is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a national park of the United States located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service.There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located 15 miles (24 km) east of Montrose, while the north rim entrance is 11 miles (18 km) south of Crawford and is closed in the winter.
Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado.The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam, a 390 feet (120 m) tall earthen fill dam constructed on the Gunnison by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1966 for the generation of hydroelectric ...
The Raggeds Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains northwest of Crested Butte, Colorado. The 65,393-acre (264.64 km 2) wilderness was established in 1980 in the White River and Gunnison National Forests. Elevations in the wilderness range from 6,840 feet (2,080 m) in Dark Canyon to 13,535 feet (4,125 m) at the summit ...
The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a 62,844-acre (254.32 km 2) National Conservation Area located in west-central Colorado near Montrose. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 57,725 acres (233.60 km 2) were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison ...
Paonia State Park: Gunnison: 1,857 752 1964 Pearl Lake State Park: Routt: 300 120 1964 Ridgway State Park: Ouray: 3,201 1,295 1989 Rifle Falls State Park: Garfield: 48 19 1966 Rifle Gap State Park: Garfield: 1,341 543 1966 Roxborough State Park: Douglas: 3,317 1,342 1975 Spinney Mountain State Park: Park: 6,080 2,460 1987 St. Vrain State Park ...