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Thirtynine Mile Mountain Proposed Wilderness
Acreage
Total CCWC Acreage = 13,580
Location
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Thirtynine Mile Mountain in the Pike National Forest
is in South Park 40 miles west of Colorado Springs, five miles north
of Guffey, and five miles south of Elevenmile and Spinney Mountain
Reservoirs.
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It lies in Park County at the southern end of South
Park, providing dramatic contrast to the expansive valley and the
reservoirs to the north.
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Access Thirtynine Mile Mountain from the north side
from FR 254 via CR 59 10 miles north of Hwy 9 on the Guffy Road (CR
102) or 17 miles south of Lake George via CR 96, 61 and 98. Turn west
on FR 254, a four-wheel drive road, and travel approximately two miles
south of the junction of CR 59 and CR 98. Following CR 254 will take
you along the northern boundary of the area.
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Topo map: Thirtynine Mile Mountain
Wilderness Qualities
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Isolated by private land, Thirtynine Mile Mountain
has remote and varied backcountry challenges for the hiker and deer
and elk hunter.
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Solitude predominates beyond the access of the northern
boundary.
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Great vistas are available from the high points:
Pikes Peak and Cover Mountain to the east, South Park to the west,
the Arkansas Valley to the south, the Mosquito Range to the north.
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Thirtynine Mile Mountain provides wildlife links
with Lost Creek Wilderness Area to the northeast and Black Mountain
to the southwest in the midst of extensive private ranches in South
Park.
Natural Features
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With an elevation ranging between 9,500 ft. to 10,800
ft., Thirtynine Mile Mountain, provides a marked change from the lower
elevations of South Park. Running east-west, the mountain is the remnant
north slope of the Guffy Volcano, active over 30 million years ago.
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Elk calve and winter in the area. Bald eagles winter
here, too.
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Vegetation includes aspen, spruce, fir, Ponderosa
and Bristlecone pine, and grasslands.
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