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McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness
Acreage
Total CCWC Acreage = 17,930
Location
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McIntyre Hills is a Royal Gorge Bureau of Land Management
Resource Area in the Arkansas River Canyon 15 miles west of Canon
City.
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It lies within Fremont County and forms the south
side of the Arkansas River Canyon between Parkdale and Texas Creek.
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Access McIntyre Hills from the east side via Parkdale
and Copper Gulch, CR 28. Take Hwy 50 to Parkdale. Turn south on Fremont
28, Copper Gulch Road. At about 5.5 miles, past the private ranch,
it is possible to bushwhack into the area. Access the area from the
north via Hwy 50. Bushwhack south into the area from Spikebuck, Five
Points, or Pinnacle Rock recreation areas, all west of Parkdale. There
are not trails, and the area is very rough and steep.
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Topo maps: Echo (W), McIntyre Hills (E)
Wilderness Qualities
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McIntyre is remote with few access points. Backcountry
challenge awaits the visitor who can bushwhack as there are few if
any trails.
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The area provides wildlife connections to Table Mountain
and Grape Creek.
Natural Features
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The steep slopes of McIntyre Hills, ranging in elevation
from 5,900 ft. to 8,100 ft., abuts the Arkansas River and gradually
drop into somewhat lower areas along Cooper Gulch on the southeast
and Thomas Gulch on the west. The area is very arid with only seasonal
streams.
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Wildlife in the area include bighorn sheep, black
bear, mountain lion, mule deer, and raptors, including golden eagles
and prairie falcons. Bald eagle winter in McIntyre Hills.
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Vegetation includes pinon-juniper woodlands, semi-desert
shrubland, and Ponderosa pine.rian corridor along the Arkansas River
and East Gulch.
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