San Juan Mountains

SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

SW Colorado & Northern New Mexico

"The San Juan Mountains - are Considered to be the Largest

Single District Mountain System in the US”

Links: ~ San Juan Mountain Divisions ~ La Garita Mountains ~ La Garita Caldera ~ La Plata Mountains ~

Needle Mountains ~Tusas Mountains ~ Wilderness Areas: ~ La Garita Wilderness ~ Lizard Head Wilderness ~

Mt. Sneffles Wilderness ~ Southern San Juan Wilderness ~ Uncompahgre Wilderness ~ Weminuche Wilderness ~

National Forests: ~ Carson National Forest ~ Gunnison National Forest ~ Rio Grande National Forest ~

San Juan National Forest ~ Uncompahgre National Forest ~

4 Corners Mountains has three parts, This Page the "San Juan Mountains" and "4 Corners Mountains"

& the "Sangre de Cristo Mountains" -

SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ~ Mountain Passes, Latir Peak Wilderness, Pecos Wilderness, Spanish Peaks,

Valle Vidal, Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Carson National Forest, Pike & San Isabel National Forests, Rio Grande National Forest ~

4 CORNERS MOUNTAINS: Abajo Mts., Black Mesa AZ, Black Mesa NM, Carrizon Mts., Chuska Mts.,

Dark Canyon Primitive Area, Defiance Plateau, Hopi Buttes, Hopi Mesas, La Sal Mts., Lukachukai Mts.,

Navajo Mountain, San Francisco Mts., San Mateo Mts., Zuni Mts.

Sleeping Ute Mountain Link to: UTE MOUNTAIN UTE ~ ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

San Juan Mountains – MAP – Narrative – “Considered to be the Largest Single

District Mountain System in the US” - Mountain Studies Institute Site –

http://mountainstudies.org/SanJuanMountains/default.htm

San Juan Range – Text – Photos – Links – Summit Post Site –

http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/171122/san-juan-range.html

San Juan Mountains – Text – Images – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Mountains

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San Juan Mountains, Craters, Sinkholes, Colorado & San Juan Rivers –

Photos – Geology by Light Plane Site -

http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air/air04.htm

Journey down US Highway 550, in the San Juan Mountains –

Many Photos by Brad Weis – Western CO Front Page Site –

http://www.westerncolorado.com/hwy/550.html

San Juan Mountains – Photos – Brad Templeton Photography –

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/utahco/sanjuanmountains/

Continental Divide Trails – Photos - San Juan Mountains – Adventure Alan Site –

http://www.adventurealan.com/co_2002/

4X4 Adventures in the San Juan Mountains – MAP – Links – Narrow Gauge Site –

http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/html/4X4.html

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14’ers Peaks of the San Juan Mountains – MAP – Links – Colorado Fourteeners Site -

http://www.coloradofourteeners.org/page.php?pname=peaks/sanjuan

All San Juan Mountain Peaks 13,000 ft and above – List – 14ers Site –

http://www.14ers.com/ranges_sj.html

Colorado Wilderness MAP – Colorado Wilderness Site -

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/map.html

San Juan Mountains Geological MAP – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/mountains/geomaps/sanjuansgeo.htm

San Juan Mountains Association –

http://www.sjma.org/

Link to: San Juan Mountain National Forests

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SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN DIVISIONS

Peakbagger Sites showing Statistics

Link to: ~ La Garita Mountains ~ La Plata Mountains ~ Southern San Juan Mountains ~

Tusas Mountains ~

San Juan Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=1467

San Miguel Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14670

West-Central San Juan Mountains – http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14671

North-Central San Juan Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14672

La Plata Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14673

Needle Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14674

East-Central San Juan Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14675

La Garita Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14676

Southern San Juan Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14677

Tusas Mountains - http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=14678

~ San Juan Mountain Divisions ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

LA GARITA CALDERA

In the Northeast San Juan Mountains including the Creede Area

The Geological History of Pagosa Springs “The Mother of all Volcanoes” –

by Larry Larson – Four Corners Excursions – Pagosa CO Site –

http://www.pagosa.com/adventure/history/history_geology.php

“Creede sits in the La Garita Caldera” – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/places/mineral/index.htm

La Garita Caldera – Text – Photo – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Caldera

Largest Explosive Eruptions: New results for the 27.8- MA Fish Canyon Tuff & the

La Garita Caldera, San Juan Volcanic Field, CO – Michael Ort –NAU Site –

http://staff.aist.go.jp/s-takarada/CEV/newsletter/lagarita.html

Link to: Rio Grande National Forest

~ LA GARITA CALDERA ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

LA GARITA MOUNTAINS

Eastern San Juan Mountains

La Garita Mountains – Text – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Mountains

John Charles Freemont “Ill Fated Journey” in the La Garita Mountains 1848-49 – Text –

Trail Descriptions – GORP Site -

http://away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/co/see_riog.htm

La Garita Mountain Trails – Mountain Zone Site -

http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=1218556

Link: Rio Grande National Forest

~ La Garita Mountains ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

LA PLATA MOUNTAINS

The Mountains north of Hesperus CO, on US 160, 11 miles east of Durango CO

In the Southwestern part San Juan National Forest

La Plata Mountains – (an arm of the San Juan Mountains) Text – Images – Links –

Summit Post Site -

http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/253128/la-plata-mountains-colorado.html

La Plata Mountains & Bridge Timber Mountain CO – Historical Geology – Durango Bill Site –

http://www.durangobill.com/LaPlata.html

“Sacred Mountains as Geographical Markers” – La Plata Mountains Northern Boundary –

Univ. of Virginia American Studies Site –

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA97/dinetah/geo.html

La Plata Mountains – Photo – Remote-site Site –

http://www.remote-site.com/laplata_mtns.html

~ La Plata Mountains ~ San Juan Mountains ~

La Plata Sunrise Photo – Image Counts Site –

http://www.imagecounts.com/Gallery/laplata%20sunrise.htm

La Plata Mountains – Cumberland Basin Photo – Ft. Lewis College Site –

http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/P001/P00150103Page.htm

Mt. Hesperus in the La Plata Mountains – Navajo Mythology – Lapahie Site –

http://www.lapahie.com/Mount_Hesperus.cfm

Hesperus Peak – Photos –

http://members.tripod.com/thssite/shel2/hesp.html

Trails of the Dolores Ranger District – US FS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan/recreation/trails/doltrails/dolores-trails.shtml

“Loose in the La Platas” – Mountain Biking – GORP Sits –

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/bik_lapl.htm

Link to: San Juan National Forest

~ La Plata Mountains ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

NEEDLE MOUNTAINS

North of Durango CO

West Needle Mountains – Photo – Summit Post Site –

http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.php?object_id=73250

Needle Mountains – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_Mountains

Needle Mountains & Weminuche Wilderness – MAP – Latitude-40 Maps Site -

http://www.latitude40maps.com/detailmaps/swco_Needles_samp.html

Needle Mountains – Photos by Jack Brauar – Wider Range Site -

http://www.widerange.org/gallery/needle-mountains-colorado/

Needle Mountains – Historic Photograph – Canyon of the Rio Las Animas – Maps & Prints Site -

http://www.mapsandprints.com/historicPhoto_detail.cfm?type=photos&auto_key=425

A Brief Geological History of the Precambrian Rocks of the Needle Mountains SW CO by

Jack Barker – Text and Geological Sketch – NM Geological PDF Site -

http://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/downloads/19/19_p0148_p0149.pdf

Link: San Juan National Forest

~ Needle Mountains ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

TUSAS MOUNTAINS

Eastern Rio Arriba County Northern New Mexico

The Tusas Mountains of Northern New Mexico – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/forest/brazos.htm

Brazos Cliffs of the Tusas Mountains – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/forest/brazoscliffs.htm

Taos Plateau Volcanic Field – Images – NM Natural History Site –

http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/volcano/taos.html

“Structure, Petrology, and Geochronology of Middle Proterozoic Rocks in the Tusas

Mountains of NM” - Text with images – Links – Masters Thesis by Davis UMN –

http://www.geo.umn.edu/people/grads/davi0919/masters/intro.html

Tony Marquez Trail #41 – Text – US FS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson/recreation/trails/trail-descriptions/trail_tony_marquez.shtml

Link to: Carson National Forest

~ Tusas Mountains ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS - WILDERNESS AREAS

Links: ~ La Garita Wilderness ~ Lizard Head Wilderness ~ Mt. Sneffels Wilderness ~

Southern San Juan Wilderness ~ Uncompahgre Wilderness ~ Weminuche Wilderness ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

LA GARITA WILDERNESS

La Garita means “The Overlook in Spanish

Located in Colorado in the Gunnison & Rio Grande National Forests,

North of Wagon Wheel Gap & East of Lake City – West of Saguache –

La Garita Wilderness –Colorado Wilderness Site -

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/lagarita.html

Colorado Wilderness MAP – Colorado Wilderness Site -

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/map.html

La Gartia Wilderness – Bearcreek Survey Service, Inc. – Photos of the Crew -

http://www.bearcreeksurvey.com/CoTrailGallery.htm

La Garita Wilderness Districts – MAP – Links – Wildernet Site -

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=COWALG&CU_ID=152

La Garita Wilderness – La Garita Outfitters Site –

http://www.lagaritaoutfitters.com/lagarita.htm

La Garita Wilderness Photos – Webshots Site –

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/559915472xbmmWK

La Garita Wilderness – National Wilderness Preservation Site -

http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=La%20Garita%20Wilderness&error=404

Link to: ~ Gunnison National Forest ~ Rio Grande National Forest

~ La Garita Wilderness ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

LIZARD HEAD WILDERNESS

SW of Telluride CO

Lizard Head – Photos – Text – Links – Climbing & Camping Information – Summit Post Site –

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/152036/lizard-head.html

Lizard Head Wilderness – CO Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/lizard.html

Lizard Head Wilderness – Information – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard_Head_Wilderness

Lizard Head Wilderness – Information – Wilderness Areas of Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre &

Gunnison National Forests – USFS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/recreation/wilderness.shtml

Colorado Wilderness MAP – Colorado Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/map.html

Lizard Head Pass – Text with MAP – Photos – Narrow Gauge Site -

http://www.narrowgauge.org/ncmap/excur1_lizard.html

Lizard Head Wilderness Photos – by Christiane Kock –

http://www.physik.fu-berlin.de/~ckoch/tell3.html

Explore Lizard Head Wilderness with Redwood Llamas –

http://www.redwoodllamas.com/

Link to: San Juan National Forest ~ Uncomphagre National Forest

~ Lizard Head Wilderness ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

MT. SNEFFLES WILDERNESS

West of Ouray CO, Near Telluride Colorado

Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre &

Gunnison National Forests – Scroll to: US FS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/recreation/wilderness.shtml

Mt. Sneffels Wilderness – Link to Districts – Wildernet Site –

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=COWAMS&cu_id=1

Mt. Sneffels Wilderness – Colorado Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/map.html

Mt. Sneffels – Mt. Sneffels Range Panorama – Detailed Information – Many Photos – Links – Summit Post Site –

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150272/mount-sneffels.html

Mt. Sneffels Descent – Photos – Wide Range Site –

http://www.widerange.org/gallery.php?gallery=sneffelsDescent&PHPSESSID=9210cdb14efb1949dab6509350a6937b

Link to: ~ Gunnison National Forest ~ Uncompahgre National Forest ~

~ MT. SNEFFLES WILDERNESS ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS~

SOUTHERN SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREA

West of the Rio Grande Basin, Southern CO & Northern NM

South San Juan Wilderness – MAP – Links – Wildernet Site -

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=COWAWEP&CU=ID=1

Southern San Juan Wilderness Area – CO Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/sanjuan.html

Colorado Wilderness MAP – Colorado Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/map.html

Southern San Juan Wilderness – Gallery of Photos – Web Shots Site –

http://community.webshots.com/album/16564163LQcTMKeXnx

Trips in the Southern San Juan Mountains – MAP – Platoro Outfitters & Guide site –

http://www.platorooutfitters.com/geninfo.html

Link to: ~ Carson National Forest ~ Rio Grande National Forest ~

~ Southern San Juan Wilderness Area ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

UNCOMPAHGRE WILDERNESS

Also called the "The Big Blue Wilderness"

North of Lake City Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness – Text – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncompahgre_Wilderness

Uncompahgre Wilderness (Formerly Big Blue) – Near Ouray & Ridgway – CO Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/uncompahgre.html

Uncomphagre Wilderness – Information MAP – Links – Ouray Ranger District – Wildernet Site –

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=020406&CU_ID=1

Uncompahgre Wilderness – Hike – Climb – Links - GORP Site –

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/co_uncow.htm

Uncomphahgre Wilderness – Text – Photos – Links – National Wilderness Preservation Site –

http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Uncompahgre%20Wilderness&error=404

Link to: Uncompahgre National Forest

~ UNCOMPAHGRE WILDERNESS ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

WEIMINUCHE WILDERNESS

Largest Wilderness Area of Colorado

Northeast of Durango, North of Pagosa Springs,

South of Lake City, Southwest of South Fork

Weminuche Wilderness – Text – Forest Service Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/air/technical/class_1/wilds.php?recordID=84

Weminuche Wilderness – Text & Many Links – CO Wilderness Site –

http://www.coloradowilderness.com/wildpages/weminuche.html

Weminuche Wilderness – MAP – Links – Wildernet Site –

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=COWAWEP&CU=ID=1

Weminuche Wilderness & Needle Mountains – MAP – Latitude-40 Maps Site -

http://www.latitude40maps.com/detailmaps/swco_Needles_samp.html

Weminuche Wilderness – Text – Photos – Links – GORP Site –

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/co_wemin.htm

Backpack Treks in the Weminuche Wilderness – Info & Links – Steve Grigory Site –

http://www.grigory.com/treks.htm

Guided Llama Pack Trips – MAP – Southern Colorado -

http://www.llamapack.com/

Link to: Rio Grande National Forest & San Juan National Forest

~ Weiminuche Wilderness ~ San Juan Mountains - Wilderness Areas ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL FORESTS

Links: ~ Carson National Forest ~ Gunnison National Forest ~ Rio Grande National Forest ~

San Juan National Forest ~ Uncompahgre National Forest ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

CARSON NATIONAL FOREST

In the Southern San Juan Mountains NM & The Sangre de Cristo Mountains

North of Taos to the NM/CO Border

Carson National Forest – Text – MAPS – Links – USDA Forest Service Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/carson/

Carson National Forest – MAP – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/forest/carson/index.htm

Chama Angler Guides - Carson National Forest – Links -

http://www.chamaangler.com/chama_angler_demo_012.htm

Carson National Forest Panoramic View of –

http://www.rozylowicz.com/retirement/cumbres/carson-national-forest-panorama.html

Carson National Forest Campgrounds – Listings - USDA Forest Service Site –

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/southwst/car.htm

~ Carson National Forest ~ San Juan Mountains National Forests ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST

In the Four Corners, North of Creede & West of Lake City

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, & Gunnison National Forests – Text – Photos –

Links – Forest Service Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/

Gunnison National Forest – Text – Photos – Links – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/forest/gunnison/index.htm

Gunnison National Forest – Text - MAP –

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/moreinfo.cfm?areaID=02GU

Gunnison National Forest Campgrounds –

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/gunn.htm

~ Gunnison National Forest ~ San Juan Mountains National Forests ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST

Eastern San Juan Mountains in Colorado

Rio Grande National Forest – All or Part of Wilderness Areas, South San Juan, Weminuche,

La Garita, Eastern Side of Sangre de Cristo & Wheeler Geologic Areas, the San Luis Valley,

& Headwater of the Rio Grande River – US FS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/

Ranger District Offices – Conejos Peak (La Jara CO), Divide Ranger (Del Norte & Creede CO),

Saguache (Saguache CO) Rio Grande National Forest Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/contact/districts

Rio Grande National Forest – Text – Links – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/forest/riogrande/index.htm

Rio Grande National Forest – MAP – Wildernet Site -

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=Rio%20Grande%20National%20Forest

Campground Guide – Rio Grande National Forest _ US FS Site -

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/rioginfo.htm

Rio Grande National Forest ATV Trails -

http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Colorado/NP/RioGrandeNF/ATV/RioGrandeNationalForestATVTrails.htm

~ Rio Grande National Forest ~ San Juan Mountains National Forests ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST

Central & Western San Juan Mountains

San Juan National Forest – Divisions: Durango, Bayfield, Dolores, Pagosa Springs,

Silverton, & Anasazi Heritage Center – US FS Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan/

San Juan National Forest – Large MAP – US FS Site

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan/maps/sjnf-map.htm

San Juan National Forest – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/forest/sanjuan/index.htm

San Juan National Forest – General Information – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_National_Forest

San Juan National Forest – MAP – Satellite MAP – Ranger Districts – Columbine Ranger District

(Central)– Mancos-Dolores Ranger District (Western) – Pagosa Ranger District (Eastern) –

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaname=San%20Juan%20National%20Forest&CU_ID=1

San Juan National Forest Campgrounds – Links – US FS Site –

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/sanj.htm

~ San Juan National Forest ~ San Juan Mountains National Forests ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~

UNCOMPAHGRE NATIONAL FOREST

In the 4 Corners, Northwestern San Juan Mountains

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests – Links – USFS Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/gmug/

Uncompahgre National Forest– Text – Photos – Links – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/national-forests/uncompahgre/index.htm

Uncompahgre National Forest – MAP – Links – Wildernet Site –

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=0204&cu_id=1

Uncompahgre National Forest – Text – Links – MAP – Wikipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncompahgre_National_Forest

Uncompahgre National Forest – Photo “Fall Snow: by Dean M. Chriss –

http://www.dmcphoto.com/ImogenePassEast.html

Uncompahgre National Forest Campgrounds -

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/rockymtn/unccmp.htm

~ Uncompahgre National Forest ~ San Juan Mountains National Forests ~

~ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ~