Fossil Ridge Wilderness

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Fossil Ridge Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Fossil Ridge Wilderness
Location Gunnison County , Colorado, USA
Nearest city Gunnison, CO
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Area 13,992 acres (56.62 km2)
Established 1993
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

The Fossil Ridge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located approximately 16 miles (26 km) north of Gunnison, Colorado in the Gunnison National Forest. The 13,992-acre (56.62 km2) wilderness includes Fossil Ridge, a high, exposed ridge of Paleozoic carbonates that contain epeiric sea fossils. Elevations in the wilderness range from 8,880 feet (2,710 m) at Summerville Creek to 13,254 feet (4,040 m) at the summit of Henry Mountain. Elk, deer, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep can be found in the wilderness.[2][3][4][5]

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