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The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre
and Gunnison National Forests are a combination of separate National
Forests located on the western slope of the Colorado Rockies.
These three combined Forests cover 3,161,912 acres of public land in
the central and southern Rocky Mountains, an area that lies south
of the Colorado River and west of the Continental Divide with some
of the most spectacular scenery in the Rockies.
The Forests vary in elevation
from 5,800 feet above sea level in Roubideau Creek Canyon to 14,309
feet on Uncompahgre Peak.
The Forests include spectacular features like the
355 foot high Bridal Veil falls; the Grand Mesa with over 300 lakes,
one of the world's largest flat top mountains; and Alpine Tunnel,
once the highest railroad tunnel in North America.
Other Forest
facts for 2008.
A student builds a dam on a river model set up for an Earthday Festival in Montrose, Colorado. The river model helps students learn about river
dynamics by observing water flows through a meandering river system.
The river model trailer was purchased with a grant awarded to the U.S Forest Service,
Colorado Division of Wildlife, National Resource Conservation Service, Colorado State
Forestry, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation.
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