San Juan National Forest

San Juan National Forest
San Juan National Forest
Location	Colorado, United States
Nearest city	Durango, Colorado
Coordinates	37°33′19″N 107°40′18″W / 37.5553°N 107.6716°W
Area	1,878,846 acres (7,603.42 km2)
Established	June 3, 1905
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	San Juan National Forest

The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties.^[1] It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of the southern portion of the San Juan Mountains west of the Continental Divide. The forest contains two alpine wilderness areas; the Weminuche and South San Juan, as well as the Piedra Area. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad passes through the National Forest.

The name of the forest comes from the San Juan River, which was originally called the Rio San Juan, after Saint John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista in Spanish).^[2]^[3]

History

The Continental Divide of the Americas separates the San Juan National Forest and the Rio Grande National Forest

Theodore Roosevelt created the forest by proclamation on June 3, 1905. Forest headquarters are located in Durango, Colorado. There are local ranger district offices in Bayfield, Dolores, and Pagosa Springs.^[4] President Barack Obama designated part of the forest as Chimney Rock National Monument by proclamation on September 21, 2012.^[5]

Wilderness areas

There are four officially designated wilderness areas lying within San Juan National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Three of them extend partially into neighboring National Forests (as indicated).

Lizard Head Wilderness (partly in Uncompahgre NF)
South San Juan Wilderness (mostly in Rio Grande NF)
Weminuche Wilderness (partly in Rio Grande NF)
Hermosa Creek Wilderness (all on San Juan National Forest)

References

^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
^ "Map of Juan National Forest" (PDF). Arizona Government. 1961. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
^ "Utah History Encyclopedia". www.uen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
^ President of the United States of America (September 21, 2012). "Establishment of the Chimney Rock National Monument" (pdf). The White House. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

External links

San Juan National Forest (United States Forest Service)

[1] Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007

[2] "Map of Juan National Forest" (PDF). Arizona Government. 1961. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[3] "Utah History Encyclopedia". www.uen.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[4] USFS Ranger Districts by State

[Chimney_Rock-5] President of the United States of America (September 21, 2012). "Establishment of the Chimney Rock National Monument" (pdf). The White House. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

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San Juan National Forest

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