Rio Grande National Forest

Rio Grande National Forest

Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million acre (7,530 km²) [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/ USDA Forest Service, Rio Grande National Forest ] ] U.S. National Forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural valley. The Continental Divide runs along most of the forest's western border. The forest lies in parts of nine counties. In descending order of land area within the forest they are Saguache, Mineral, Conejos, Rio Grande, Hinsdale, San Juan, Alamosa, Archuleta, and Custer counties. Forest headquarters are located in Monte Vista, Colorado.

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ee also

*List of U.S. National Forests


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