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Big Blue Campground

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Find and Discover Recreation Sites and Trails in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (via site)

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🏞️ Attractions

Alpine Point (3,509 m)Summits & peaks15.7 km · ~42 min driveDirections ↗
Baldy (3,387 m)Summits & peaks17.9 km · ~44 min driveDirections ↗
Powderhorn Instant Study AreaParks & play49.3 km · ~189 min driveDirections ↗
Powderhorn Wilderness
Powderhorn WildernessParks & play

The Powderhorn Wilderness is a 62,050-acre (251.1 km2) wilderness area in Hinsdale and Gunnison counties, Colorado, United States, located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Lake City.

55.1 km · ~259 min driveDirections ↗
Sheep Mountain (4,016 m)Summits & peaks90.2 km · ~204 min driveDirections ↗
Uncompahgre Wilderness
Uncompahgre WildernessParks & play

The Uncompahgre Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in southwest Colorado comprising 102,721 acres (415.70 km2). Elevation in the Wilderness ranges from 8,400 feet (2,600 m) to 14,309 feet (4,361 m), at the summit of Uncompahgre Peak.

95.3 km · ~234 min driveDirections ↗

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