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Dominguez Canyon Wilderness

Coordinates: 38°45′00″N 108°25′00″W / 38.75000°N 108.41667°W / 38.75000; -108.41667
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Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Dominguez Creek waterfall
Map showing the location of Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Map showing the location of Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Location in Colorado
Map showing the location of Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Map showing the location of Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationMesa / Delta counties , Colorado, USA
Nearest cityGrand Junction, CO
Coordinates38°45′00″N 108°25′00″W / 38.75000°N 108.41667°W / 38.75000; -108.41667
Area66,280 acres (268.2 km2)
Established2009
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southeast of Grand Junction in western Colorado. The 66,280-acre (268.2 km2) wilderness area established in 2009, the largest BLM roadless area in the state of Colorado, includes two major canyon systems that drain the northeastern corner of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The Wilderness Area is a portion of the larger Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, 209,610-acre (848.3 km2) in size.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 11, 2023
  2. ^ "Dominguez Canyon Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dominguez Canyon Wilderness". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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