Synopses & Reviews
• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Topographic MapCoverage includes San Juan and Rio Grande national forests; Weminuche Wilderness; Williams Creek; Big Meadows and Rio Grand reservoirs; Chicago Basin, Emerald, and Electra lakes; Wagon Wheel Gap, Wolf Creek, and Rockwood. 14ers: Sunlight Peak, Windom Peak, Mt Eolus; Piedra, Squaw and Molas passes; San Juan Mountains; San Juan, Rio Grande and Los Pinos rivers. Ski Area: Wolf Creek. Includes portions of the Continental Divide Trail and the Colorado Trail. Includes UTM grids for use with your GPS unit.
- Sheet Size = 25.50 x 37.75
- Folded Size = 4.00 x 7.50
- Scale = 1:63,360
Synopsis
- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Topographic Map
The Weminuche Wilderness spans the Continental Divide and at nearly a half million acres is the largest wilderness area in Colorado. Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Weminuche Wilderness provides an unparalleled tool for exploring this rugged country and its fragile ecosystems. This map offers unmatched detail of the entire park including such key areas of interest as Big Meadows, Williams Creek, and Rio Grande reservoirs; the Rio Grande and Animas rivers; Wolf Creek; and three fourteeners, Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, and Windom Peak, located in the San Juan Mountains. The map also includes the San Juan and Rio Grande national forests.
With miles of clearly marked trails including portions of the Colorado and Continental Divide trails, and the scenic roadways Silver Thread and San Juan Skyway, this map will prove invaluable whether you're taking in the scenery on foot or by car. Whatever the season, you'll find this map a useful tool in pursuing a host of recreational activities. Alpine ski areas, hard surface and mountain bike routes, campgrounds, trailheads, boat ramps, fishing access, and ATV trails are all noted, as are historic townsites and mining camps. The map base includes contour lines and elevations for summits, passes and many lakes.
Every Trails Illustrated map is printed on "Backcountry Tough" waterproof, tear-resistant paper. A full UTM grid is printed on the map to aid with GPS navigation.
Other features found on this map include: Mount Eolus, Needle Mountains, Rio Grande National Forest, San Juan Mountains, San Juan National Forest, Sunlight Peak, Weminuche Wilderness, Windom Peak, Wolf Creek Pass.
- Map Scale = 1:63,360
- Sheet Size = 25.5" x 37.75"
- Folded Size = 4" x 7.5"
About the Author
Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of the National Geographic Society, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world's best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world. All proceeds from the sale of National Geographic maps go to support the Society's non-profit mission to increase global understanding and promote conservation of our planet through exploration, research, and education.