Mount Massive Wilderness

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The Mount Massive Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Sawatch Range, located in the US state of Colorado. It is part of the San Isabel National Forest. It is 30,540 acres (124 km²) in size^[1], and was designated by the US Congress in 1980. The name comes from Mount Massive, the second highest peak in Colorado, located inside the wilderness. Elevations in the wilderness range from 9,700 feet to 14,421 feet.

On the west side, the Continental Divide separates the Mount Massive Wilderness from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness, part of the White River National Forest.

Trailheads accessing the wilderness are:

• Hagerman Pass Road – The Colorado Trail, Native Lake and Windsor Lake Trailhead
• US Fish Hatchery – The Rock Creek Trailhead
• Halfmoon Creek Trailhead – Mt. Elbert/Mt. Massive Trailhead and the North Halfmoon Lake Trailhead

[edit] References

1. ^ Mount Massive Wilderness on wilderness.net

• Mount Massive Wilderness: Forest Service official site

[edit] Further reading

Maps:

• San Isabel National Forest Map
• Trails Illustrated Independence Pass and Holy Cross maps
• USGS Homestake, Mount Massive, and Mount Champion quadrangles

[edit] External link

• Mount Massive Wilderness on Topozone