The Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness is a
U.S. Wilderness Area located northwest of
Walsenburg, Colorado
The City of Walsenburg is the Statutory City that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,049 at the 2020 census, down from 3,068 in 2010.
History
Walsenbur ...
in the
San Isabel and
Pike National Forests. The wilderness area includes the summit of
Greenhorn Mountain
Greenhorn Mountain is the highest summit of the Wet Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent peak is located in the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, southwest by west ( bearing 238°) ...
, the highest point in the
Wet Mountains of Colorado. There are of trails, all in the northern half of the wilderness.
References
Wilderness areas of Colorado
Protected areas established in 1993
Protected areas of Huerfano County, Colorado
Protected areas of Pueblo County, Colorado
San Isabel National Forest
Pike National Forest
1993 establishments in Colorado
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