Holy Cross Wilderness

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IUCN Category Ib protected area protected area wilderness area

Holy Cross Wilderness is a protected high-alpine backcountry area in central Colorado known for its rugged peaks, including the famous Mount of the Holy Cross, glacial valleys, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.

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Label	Occurrences
Holy Cross Wilderness canonical	8

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IUCN Category Ib protected area ⓘ protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
accessRegulation	group size limits apply ⓘ mechanized and motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ
area	approximately 122,797 acres ⓘ approximately 497 square kilometers ⓘ
containsHabitat	bighorn sheep habitat ⓘ black bear habitat ⓘ elk habitat ⓘ
containsTrail	Fall Creek Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Fancy Pass Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri Lakes Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount of the Holy Cross summit routes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
designation	wilderness area ⓘ
ecosystemType	high-alpine ecosystem ⓘ subalpine ecosystem ⓘ
elevationMax	14011 feet ⓘ 4269 meters ⓘ
established	1980 ⓘ
establishedBy	Colorado Wilderness Act of 1980 NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Mount of the Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature	high-alpine lakes ⓘ mountain streams ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature	alpine tundra ⓘ glacial valleys ⓘ rugged peaks ⓘ subalpine forests ⓘ
hasPeak	Holy Cross Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount of the Holy Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Notch Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ central Colorado ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Eagle County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitkin County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Sawatch Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	White River National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity	Minturn, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Vail, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	cross-shaped snowfield on Mount of the Holy Cross ⓘ
partOf	National Wilderness Preservation System NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularFor	backpacking ⓘ hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
trailSystem	extensive network of backcountry trails ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sawatch Range → containsWildernessArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

Leadville, Colorado → nearProtectedArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

San Isabel National Forest → containsWildernessArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

White River National Forest → containsProtectedArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

Mount of the Holy Cross → locatedInProtectedArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

Holy Cross Wilderness (part) → partOf → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

Central Colorado Rockies → containsProtectedArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ

Holy Cross Ridge → withinProtectedArea → Holy Cross Wilderness ⓘ