Dominguez Canyon Wilderness

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Dominguez Creek waterfall
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Location	Mesa / Delta counties , Colorado, USA
Nearest city	Grand Junction, CO
Coordinates	38°45′00″N 108°25′00″W / 38.75000°N 108.41667°W / 38.75000; -108.41667
Area	66,280 acres (268.2 km2)
Established	2009
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management

The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located southeast of Grand Junction in western Colorado. The 66,280-acre (268.2 km²) wilderness area established in 2009, the largest BLM roadless area in the state of Colorado, includes two major canyon systems that drain the northeastern corner of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The Wilderness Area is a portion of the larger Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, 209,610-acre (848.3 km²) in size.^[2][3]

• U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved April 11, 2023.