Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area (part)

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Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area is a protected landscape in western Colorado known for its rugged canyons, desert ecosystems, and opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, and outdoor recreation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national conservation area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
approximateArea over 200,000 acres ⓘ
contains Dominguez Canyon Wilderness ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designationYear 2009 ⓘ
establishedBy Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ⓘ
hasEcosystemType desert grassland ⓘ
pinyon–juniper woodland ⓘ
riparian habitat ⓘ
sagebrush shrubland ⓘ
hasFeature archaeological sites ⓘ
arches and rock formations ⓘ
cultural resources ⓘ
desert ecosystems ⓘ
petroglyphs ⓘ
riparian corridors ⓘ
rugged canyons ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ
IUCNCategory V ⓘ
locatedIn Delta County, Colorado ⓘ
Mesa County, Colorado ⓘ
Uncompahgre Plateau region ⓘ
linked to: Uncompahgre Plateau

western Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Western Colorado
managingAgency Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
namedAfter Francisco Atanasio Domínguez ⓘ
Silvestre Vélez de Escalante ⓘ
nearbyCity Delta, Colorado ⓘ
Grand Junction, Colorado ⓘ
offersActivity backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
river rafting ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf National Landscape Conservation System ⓘ
primaryBiome cold desert ⓘ
purpose conservation of scenic, natural, and cultural resources ⓘ
provision of outdoor recreation opportunities ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
traversedBy Dominguez Canyon ⓘ
Escalante Canyon ⓘ
Gunnison River ⓘ

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Delta County, Colorado → contains → Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area (part) ⓘ
Montrose County, Colorado → hasProtectedArea → Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area (part) ⓘ