Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness

Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Location Summit County, Colorado, USA
Nearest city Dillon, CO
Coordinates 40°21′00″N 106°30′00″W / 40.35000°N 106.50000°W / 40.35000; -106.50000Coordinates: 40°21′00″N 106°30′00″W / 40.35000°N 106.50000°W / 40.35000; -106.50000[1]
Area 12,760 acres (51.6 km2)
Established 1993
Governing body U.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

  1. ↑ "Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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.


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