Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Aerial View of Ute Park, GGNCA
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Location	Delta County / Montrose County,[2] Colorado, USA
Nearest city	Montrose, Colorado
Coordinates	38°37′19″N 107°53′20″W / 38.622°N 107.889°W / 38.622; -107.889[1]Coordinates: 38°37′19″N 107°53′20″W / 38.622°N 107.889°W / 38.622; -107.889[1]
Area	62,844 acres (254.32 km2)
Established	1999
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management
www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/ggnca.html

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 (PL 108-78) expanded the NCA to its current size.

References[]

• "Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area and Wilderness". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2009-10-09.

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Bureau of Land Management.

External links[]

• Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area - BLM page
• Media related to Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area at Wikimedia Commons