Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
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The Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in the Elk Mountains
of central Colorado
. The 181117 acres (733 km²) wilderness was established in 1980 in the Gunnison
and White River
national forests. Within its boundaries are 100 miles (160.9 km) of trails, 6 of Colorado's fourteeners and 9 passes over 12000 feet (3,657.6 m).
Elk Mountains (Colorado)
The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western side of the Continental Divide, largely in southern Pitkin and northern Gunnison counties, in the area southwest of Aspen, south of the Roaring...
of central Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The 181117 acres (733 km²) wilderness was established in 1980 in the Gunnison
Gunnison National Forest
The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 1,672,136 acres in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado...
and White River
White River National Forest
White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through it. It also contains the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, largely considered the birthplace of the U.S...
national forests. Within its boundaries are 100 miles (160.9 km) of trails, 6 of Colorado's fourteeners and 9 passes over 12000 feet (3,657.6 m).