Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location | Delta County / Montrose County, Colorado, USA |
Nearest city | Montrose, Colorado |
Coordinates | 38°37′19″N 107°53′20″W / 38.622°N 107.889°W |
Area | 62,844 acres (254.32 km2) |
Established | 1999 |
Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
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The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a 62,844-acre (254.32 km2) National Conservation Area located in west-central Colorado near Montrose. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 57,725 acres (233.60 km2) were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-76). The Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-78) expanded the NCA to its current size.
- IUCN Category V
- National Conservation Areas of the United States
- Gunnison River
- Bureau of Land Management areas in Colorado
- Protected areas of Delta County, Colorado
- Protected areas of Montrose County, Colorado
- Units of the National Landscape Conservation System
- Protected areas established in 1999
- 1999 establishments in Colorado
- Colorado protected area stubs