Continental Divide
The Continental Divide landscape, encompassed by the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, features some of Colorado’s most spectacular scenery along with pristine and ecologically intact habitat. Stretching from the Williams Fork Mountains in the north and including the Tenmile Range near Breckenridge, as well as public lands between Vail and Leadville, these areas feature verdant evergreen forests, lush aspen groves and sagebrush meadows that support both wildlife and world-class recreation opportunities along Colorado’s backbone.
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Wilderness
The CORE Act would create three new wilderness areas in the Tenmile Range, Hoosier Ridge, and Williams Fork Mountains and expand the Eagles Nest, Ptarmigan Peak and Holy Cross Wilderness Areas, ensuring these lands remain wild for good as a refuge for people and wildlife alike. Boundaries were carefully crafted to protect low-elevation, ecologically rich lands without impacting existing motorized uses.
Wildlife
The lands of the Continental Divide are deliberately included in the CORE Act to protect wildlife habitat. The Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area would protect imperiled greater sage-grouse habitat and some of the best game hunting in the state. The proposed protections would preserve critical migration corridors and breeding grounds for elk, deer and other species, while the high-elevation wildlife bridge over I-70 would maintain essential genetic connectivity between wildlife populations separated by this major transportation barrier. Only a mile or so from Vail, the proposed Spraddle Creek addition to Eagles Nest Wilderness and Wildlife Management Area would preserve ecologically rich flower-dotted hills and stands of aspen and fir.
Water
Watersheds across the Continental Divide landscapes feed major river systems, including the Colorado, Blue and Eagle Rivers, upon which millions of people depend for recreation, agriculture and drinking water. Nestled below the proposed Williams Fork Wilderness and Wildlife Recreation Area is the Green Mountain Reservoir, a popular fishery for trout, pike and salmon.
If You Visit
Whether you’re seeking backcountry skiing in the Spruce Creek Basin near Breckenridge or challenging yourself on trails leading to Quandary Peak, one of Colorado’s premier fourteeners, these Continental Divide landscapes offer unforgettable outdoor experiences. Just a mile from Vail, the proposed Spraddle Creek addition to Eagles Nest Wilderness offers stunning views of pristine backcountry and the chance to glimpse wildlife that call the area home.
Explore the Wild For Good Landscapes
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