Rio Grande National Forest

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Rio Grande National Forest is a vast protected area in south-central Colorado known for its rugged mountain landscapes, headwaters of the Rio Grande, and extensive opportunities for outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national forest ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
borders Carson National Forest (New Mexico) ⓘ
Gunnison National Forest ⓘ
Pike-San Isabel National Forests (regionally) ⓘ
San Juan National Forest ⓘ
contains La Garita Wilderness ⓘ
Lobo Overlook and Observatory area ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ
San Luis Valley (portions) ⓘ
linked to: San Luis Valley

Sangre de Cristo Range ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness (parts) ⓘ
South San Juan Wilderness ⓘ
Wheeler Geologic Area ⓘ
headwaters of the Rio Grande ⓘ
containsSpeciesHabitat Rio Grande cutthroat trout ⓘ
bighorn sheep ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
elk ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
containsWaterBody Alamosa River (portions) ⓘ
linked to: Alamosa River

Conejos River (portions) ⓘ
linked to: Conejos River

Rio Grande River (headwaters) ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande

Saguache Creek (portions) ⓘ
linked to: Saguache Creek
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine tundra ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service Rio Grande National Forest Supervisor's Office ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
hasHeadquartersIn Monte Vista, Colorado ⓘ
knownFor extensive outdoor recreation opportunities ⓘ
headwaters of the Rio Grande ⓘ
rugged mountain landscapes ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
locatedInRegion south-central Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Southern Colorado
managedBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
offersActivity backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
cross-country skiing ⓘ
downhill skiing (nearby ski areas on forest lands) ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
off-highway vehicle use (designated areas) ⓘ
snowmobiling ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf U.S. National Forest System ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ

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

San Juan Mountains → contains → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Western Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Rio Grande County, Colorado → contains → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Monte Vista, Colorado → nearbyProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Conejos County, Colorado → containsProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Saguache County, Colorado → contains → Rio Grande National Forest (part) ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande National Forest
Zapata Falls Recreation Area vicinity → partOf → Rio Grande National Forest region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande National Forest
San Luis Peak → managedBy → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
La Garita Wilderness → locatedIn → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Southern Rocky Mountains → containsProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Weminuche Wilderness → locatedIn → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Weminuche Wilderness → managingAgency → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Kit Carson Peak → protectedBy → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Wilderness → administeredBy → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Antonito → hasNearbyAttraction → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Saguache → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Bonanza, Colorado → near → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Crestone Peaks → managedBy → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
South Fork, Colorado → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Crestone Peak → managedBy → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Rio Grande County → contains → Rio Grande National Forest (part) ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande National Forest
Conejos River → isInProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Crestone Needle → protectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Mineral County, Colorado → contains → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Del Norte, Colorado → isGatewayTo → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Del Norte, Colorado → hasNearbyAttraction → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Crestone, Colorado → near → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Creede, Colorado → near → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
subject linked to: Creede, Colorado, United States
Zapata Creek → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Creede, Colorado → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Rio Grande Pyramid → locatedIn → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Rio Grande Pyramid → protectedArea → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
Wolf Creek Ski Area → locatedIn → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
La Garita Mountains → contains → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
US 285 → passesNear → Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ