Lizard Head Wilderness
The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. It contains 41,309 acres and is jointly managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forests.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reserve
- Description: wilderness area in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Wilson Mountains Primirtive Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Diente Peak and Mount Wilson.
El Diente Peak
Peak
Photo: EE One, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Diente Peak is a high summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,165-foot peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.5 miles north by east of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States.
Mount Wilson
Peak
Photo: Debivort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Wilson is the highest summit of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,254.1-foot fourteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.6 miles north by east of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States.
Gladstone Peak
Peak
Gladstone Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,919-foot thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 11.2 miles southwest by west of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County. Gladstone Peak is situated 2 miles east of Lizard Head Wilderness.
Lizard Head Wilderness
- Category: US Wilderness Area
- Location: Dolores, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Lizard Head Wilderness” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蜥蜴頭荒野”
- French: “Lizard Head Wilderness”
- German: “Lizard Head Wilderness”
- Slovenian: “Lizard Head Wilderness”
- Spanish: “Área salvaje Lizard Head”
- Spanish: “Selva Lizard Head”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Navajo Lake and San Miguel Mountains.
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