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The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately northwest of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, in Colorado. The 17,784-acre (71.97 km 2) wilderness area established in 1999 includes 14 miles (23 km) of the Gunnison River inside the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area. [2] [3]
Canyon Creek is a major tributary of the South Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It begins at Baltimore Lake at an elevation of 7,184 feet, roughly 10.8 miles west-northwest of Donner Pass in the Tahoe National Forest in Nevada County, California .
The creek passes through a deep and picturesque canyon called Deep Creek Canyon. The creek descends nearly 4,300 feet (1,300 meters) from Deep Lake downstream to its confluence with the Colorado River. There is a vertical a drop that forms a deep canyon with vertical cliffs and slopes that make up the canyon walls.
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River [3] White Clay Creek, East Branch White Clay Creek, Middle Branch White Clay Creek, West Branch White Clay Creek, Middle Run, Pike Creek, Mill Creek, Walnut Run, Broad Run, Egypt Run, Lamborn Run, numerous tributaries DE, PA: NPS: Oct 24, 2000 0 25.6 mi (41.2 km) 173.4 mi (279.1 km) 199 mi (320 km)
The Trinity River, near the town of Weaverville, is very popular for salmon and steelhead angling, as is the Stuart Fork of the Trinity River and such streams as Canyon Creek (closed to fishing below Canyon Creek Falls), Coffee, Grizzly, Rush and Swift Creeks, all of which drain the Trinity Alps Wilderness, also near Weaverville.
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57,725 acres (233.60 km 2) were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-76 [3]). The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-78 [4]) expanded the NCA to its current size.
Phantom Canyon Road is a scenic road that connects Cañon City and Victor. The road goes through Phantom Canyon where it has two tunnels, three elevated bridges and many camp locations. It was originally the route of a railroad that connected Florence and Cripple Creek. The route contains many narrow roads and high wooden bridges. The road is ...