Dominguez–Escalante_National_Conservation_Area

Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area

Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area

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The Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area is a 209,610-acre (848.3 km2) National Conservation Area located in western Colorado southeast of Grand Junction and northwest of Montrose.[1] It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and was created as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.[2] In 2009 66,280 acres (26,820 ha) were also designated as the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness.

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The Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA) encompasses canyons along the Uncompahgre Plateau along the Gunnison River. The southwest side of the NCA borders Uncompahgre National Forest. There are several trails and campsites in the NCA.

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  1. [1]
    Staff. "Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Utah". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Holt, Rush D. (30 March 2009), Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, archived from the original on December 12, 2012, retrieved May 26, 2012

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