Raggeds Wilderness

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Raggeds Wilderness is a rugged, high-elevation protected area in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado known for its steep peaks, dense forests, and remote backcountry recreation opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States wilderness area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessedFrom nearby communities of Crested Butte, Colorado ⓘ
nearby communities of Marble, Colorado ⓘ
area approximately 26,000 hectares ⓘ
approximately 65,000 acres ⓘ
containsFeature alpine basins ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ
high mountain passes ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
subalpine forests ⓘ
containsWaterFeature Anthracite Creek headwaters area ⓘ
Crystal River headwaters area ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
established 1980 ⓘ
establishedBy Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980 ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasRegulation mechanized equipment such as bicycles prohibited ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
highestPoint Treasury Mountain vicinity ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor dense forests ⓘ
remote backcountry recreation ⓘ
steep peaks ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
Pitkin County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Rocky Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Colorado ⓘ
managedBy Gunnison National Forest ⓘ
White River National Forest ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
purpose preservation of natural conditions ⓘ
protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ
provision of primitive recreation opportunities ⓘ
recreationActivity backpacking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
terrain high-elevation ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
vegetationType alpine tundra ⓘ
aspen forest ⓘ
coniferous forest ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marble, Colorado → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Raggeds Wilderness ⓘ
Yule Creek Valley → locatedInMountainRange → Raggeds Wilderness region of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Raggeds Wilderness
Elk Mountains → containsProtectedArea → Raggeds Wilderness ⓘ
Anthracite Creek headwaters area → locatedIn → Raggeds Wilderness ⓘ