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Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness

Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 106°30′00″W / 40.35000°N 106.50000°W / 40.35000; -106.50000
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Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Map showing the location of Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Map showing the location of Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
LocationSummit County, Colorado, United States
Nearest cityDillon, CO
Coordinates40°21′00″N 106°30′00″W / 40.35000°N 106.50000°W / 40.35000; -106.50000[1]
Area12,760 acres (51.6 km2)
Established1993
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located north of Dillion, Colorado in the Williams Fork Mountains. The 12,760-acre (51.6 km2) wilderness was established in 1993 in the White River and Routt National Forests.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Area". Colorado Wilderness. Retrieved August 12, 2012.