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Washington Gulch See inset B West Brush Creek See inset C Lower East Brush Creek See inset D Gunnison National Forest White River National Forest Crested Butte Crested Butte South Irwin Gothic Pittsburgh Baldwin COLLEGIATE PEAKS WILDERNESS RAGGEDS WILDERNESS WEST ELK WILDERNESS Beckwith Pass Daisy Pass Gunsight Pass SCARP RIDGE THE DYKE TEOCALLI RIDGE east river slate river slate river Taylor Lake Peanut Lake Lake Grant Peeler Lakes Lake Irwin Lily Lake Copley Lake Lost Lake Slough Lost Lake Dollar Lake Twin Lakes Emerald Lake Copper Lake Elkton Marcellina Mountain E. Beckwith Mountain Carbon Peak Whetstone Mountain Mt. Crested Butte Red Mountain Mount Axtell Mount Emmons Peeler Peak Garfield Peak Snodgrass Mountain Avery Peak White Rock Mountain Teocalli Mountain Mount Tilton Italian Mountain Cement Mountain Round Mountain Point Lookout Strand Hill Double Top (both peaks) MAROON BELLS – SNOWMASS WILDERNESS W. Beckwith Mountain Upper East Brush Creek See inset E To Almont, Taylor Park & Gunnison To Paonia Reservoir To Gunnison West Elk Scenic Byway 734 317 317 740 135 12 b b Y b a b Y Y 737 730 12 Sheep Lake The Castles Raggeds Wilderness Non-motorized recreation emphasis Kebler East Crested Butte to Kebler Pass Recreational snowmobiling emphasis KEBLER WEST CLOSED AREAS (within this blue border and the West Elk Wilderness) are closed to all motorized activities. Kebler West Kebler Pass to Watson Flats Motorized recreation emphasis OPEN AREA is north of an east-west line (shown below) skirting the base of East & West Beckwith Mountains. This line is approx. 1⁄ 3 mile south of Dollar Lake & 1⁄2 mile north of Beckwith Pass. No closures. (See closed area below.) Farris Creek / Strand Hill General recreation emphasis C West Brush Creek X-country skiing recreation emphasis Snowmobiling and dogsledding are restricted to West Brush Creek Road and Deer Creek Road. D Lower East Brush Creek X-Country skiing recreation emphasis Dogsledding is restricted to East Brush Creek Road. Dogsledding is restricted to East Brush Creek Road. E Upper East Brush Creek General recreation emphasis Upper Cement Creek General recreation emphasis Middle Brush Creek X-Country skiing recreation emphasis Dogsledding is restricted to Brush Creek Road. Lower East River General recreation emphasis Slate River General recreation emphasis Trailhead is on county property. No overnight parking at trailhead. Snowmobiles must stay on the road through private property and Land Trust property until reaching the National Forest boundary. Upper East River Gothic Corridor Non-motorized private recreation emphasis Irwin Motorized recreation emphasis Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness Non-motorized recreation emphasis Erickson Springs Paonia Ranger District Sopris Ranger District A N T H R A C I T E R A N G E G u n nison Ranger District P a o n i a R a n ger District A spen Ranger District Gunnison Ranger D is t ri c t E L K M O U N T A I N S G u n n is o n R a n g er D is tr i c t Sopris Ranger D ist ri c t s p l a i n ' s g u l c h R U B Y R A N G E P a o n i a R a n g e r D is tr i c t G u nn is o n Ran g e r D i s t r i c t R U B Y A N T H RACITE c r e e k middle ANTHRACITE c re e k t a y lor riv e r b r u sh cr e e k east r iv e r c e m e n t cree k O H I O c reek CLIFF cr eek Friends Hut Ohio Creek General recreation emphasis Mt. Crested Butte Crested Butte Mountain Resort (Under special use permit ) Closed to snowmobiles and snowcats. See CBMR for uphill access policy. WEST ELK WILDERNESS RAGGEDS WILDERNESS Ohio Pass Kebler Pass 826 Private Land BLM Land USFS Land USFS Wilderness LEGEND USFS Winter Travel Area Forest & District Boundary Roads & Highways Streambeds Crested Butte Land Trust Crested Butte Mountain Resort Land Boundary Winter Routes (Subject to safe conditions, may be difficult to locate) Open Allowed with listed restrictions Allowed but discouraged Closed ACCESS Winter trailhead Y 1 2 3 4 SCALE (Miles) Snowmobiling X-C Skiing Dogsledding Snowshoeing Snowcat Touring/Skiing ACTIVITIES Purple Mountain Triangle Pass East Maroon Pass Pearl Mountain Ruby Peak Purple Peak Hancock Peak Augusta Mountain Nicholson Lake Meridian Lake 811 Taylor Pass Taylor Peak 738 Oh-Be-Joyful Private recreation emphasis Castle Pass Swampy Pass Ohio Peak W E S T E L K M O U N TA I N S OHIO CREEK CLOSED AREA (within this blue border) is closed to all motorized activities (Wilderness). West Elk Scenic Byway 12 White River National Forest Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest Gunnison National Forest OHIO CREEK OPEN AREA (within this blue border) pertains to NFS lands outside the West Elk Wilderness. (See closed area at left.) Treasury Mountain Mount Baldy Mount Bellview Gothic Mountain Castle Peak Conundrum Peak around Crested Butte Winter Recreation B Washington Gulch X-country skiing recreation emphasis All snowmobiles must display a Washington Gulch snowmobile sticker. Stickers, regulations and use maps for Washington Gulch are available from Gunnison Ranger District or Crested Butte Chamber, which show the following geographically-restricted regulations: Respect private land. Remain on the road until reaching the National Forest boundary, located about 1 mile above the trailhead. At the National Forest boundary, snowmobile riders can use the road, and the east (Gothic Mountain) side of the road, below the Elkton Hills skier area. The west side of the road is closed to snowmobiles in Washington Gulch (36 CFR 261.56). Public Land on Anthracite Mesa and the Coneys Ridge area is reserved as skier domain. Snowmobiles are prohibited from this area (36 CFR 261.56). Elkton Townsite and Elkton cabins are on private land. Snowmobile riders must stay on Washington Gulch Road #811 through Elkton, unless permission has been granted from the landowners. The area shown on the map labeled 'Elkton Hills' is closed to snowmobiles. This area is managed to provide a quality backcountry ski experience for the general public (36 CFR 261.56). Gunnison County regulations prohibit commercial snowmobile rentals at Washington Gulch trailhead. The Rock Springs drainage on Mount Baldy is within the Gothic Corridor and is closed to winter motorized use (36 CFR 261.56). Taylor Pass Hut Proposed opening Winter 2013/14 a Lower Cement Creek General recreation emphasis Snowmobiling and snowcat use are restricted to Cement Creek Road.

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Page 1: Winter Recreation around Crested ButteDouble Top (both peaks) ... r e e k m i d l e A N T H R A C I T E r e e k t y l r i v e b r u s h National Forest r e e k e a s t r i v e r c

Washington GulchSee inset B

West Brush CreekSee inset C Lower East

Brush CreekSee inset

D

Gunnison National Forest

White River National Forest

• Crested Butte

• Crested Butte South

Irwin •

• Gothic

• Pittsburgh

• Baldwin

COLLEGIATE PEAKSWILDERNESS

RAGGEDSWILDERNESS

WEST ELKWILDERNESS

Beckwith Pass

Daisy Pass

Gunsight Pass

SCARP R ID GE

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LI R

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east river

slate riverslate river

Taylor Lake

Peanut Lake

LakeGrant

Peeler Lakes

LakeIrwin

Lily Lake

CopleyLakeLost Lake

Slough

LostLake

DollarLake

TwinLakes

Emerald Lake

Copper Lake

• Elkton

Marcellina Mountain

E. Beckwith Mountain

Carbon Peak

Whetstone Mountain

Mt. Crested Butte

Red Mountain

Mount Axtell

Mount Emmons

Peeler Peak

Garfield Peak

Snodgrass Mountain

Avery Peak

White Rock Mountain

Teocalli Mountain

Mount Tilton

Italian Mountain

Cement Mountain

Round Mountain

Point Lookout

Strand Hill

Double Top(both peaks)

MAROON BELLS – SNOWMASSWILDERNESS

W. Beckwith Mountain

Upper East Brush CreekSee inset

E

To Almont,Taylor Park & Gunnison

To PaoniaReservoir

To Gunnison

West ElkScenic Byway

734

317

317

740

135

12

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b

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b

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Y

737

730

12

SheepLake

The Castles

Raggeds WildernessNon-motorized recreation emphasis

Kebler East Crested Butte to Kebler Pass Recreational snowmobiling emphasis

KEBLER WEST CLOSED AREAS (within this blue border and the West Elk Wilderness) are closed to all motorized activities.

Kebler West Kebler Pass to Watson FlatsMotorized recreation emphasis

OPEN AREA is north of an east-west line (shown below) skirting the base of East & West Beckwith Mountains. This line is approx. 1⁄ 3 mile south of Dollar Lake & 1⁄ 2 mile north of Beckwith Pass. No closures. (See closed area below.)

Farris Creek / Strand HillGeneral recreation emphasis

C West Brush CreekX-country skiing recreation emphasis

Snowmobiling and dogsledding are restricted to West Brush Creek Road and Deer Creek Road.

D Lower East Brush CreekX-Country skiing recreation emphasis

Dogsledding is restricted to East Brush Creek Road.

Dogsledding is restricted to East Brush Creek Road.

E Upper East Brush CreekGeneral recreation emphasis

Upper Cement CreekGeneral recreation emphasis

Middle Brush CreekX-Country skiing recreation emphasis

Dogsledding is restricted to Brush Creek Road.

Lower East RiverGeneral recreation emphasis

Slate RiverGeneral recreation emphasis

Trailhead is on county property. No overnight parking at trailhead. Snowmobiles must stay on the road through private property and Land Trust property until reaching the National Forest boundary.

Upper East River Gothic Corridor Non-motorized private recreation emphasis

IrwinMotorized recreation emphasis

Maroon Bells–Snowmass WildernessNon-motorized recreation emphasis

EricksonSprings

Paonia Ranger District

Sopris Ranger District

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RUBY ANTHRACITE creek

middle ANTHRACITE creek

taylor river

brush creek

east river

cement creek

OHIO creek

CLIFF creek

FriendsHut

Ohio CreekGeneral recreation emphasis

• Mt. Crested Butte

Crested Butte Mountain Resort(Under special use permit)Closed to snowmobiles and snowcats.See CBMR for uphill access policy.

WEST ELKWILDERNESS

RAGGEDSWILDERNESS

Ohio Pass

Kebler Pass

826

Private Land

BLM Land

USFS Land

USFS Wilderness

LEGEND

USFS Winter Travel AreaForest & District BoundaryRoads & HighwaysStreambedsCrested Butte Land TrustCrested Butte Mountain ResortLand BoundaryWinter Routes (Subject to safe conditions, may be difficult to locate)

Open

Allowed with listed restrictions

Allowed but discouraged

Closed

ACCESS

Winter trailheadY

1 2 3 4SCALE (Miles)

Snowmobiling

X-C Skiing

Dogsledding

Snowshoeing

SnowcatTouring/Skiing

ACTIVITIES

Purple Mountain

Triangle Pass

East Maroon Pass

Pearl Mountain

Ruby Peak

Purple Peak

Hancock Peak

Augusta Mountain

Nicholson Lake

Meridian Lake

811

Taylor Pass

Taylor Peak

738

Oh-Be-JoyfulPrivate recreation emphasis

Castle Pass

Swampy Pass

Ohio Peak

W E S T E L K M O U N TA I N S

OHIO CREEK CLOSED AREA (within this blue border) is closed to all motorized activities (Wilderness).

West ElkScenic Byway

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White River National Forest

Gunnison National ForestGunnison

National Forest

Gunnison National Forest

Gunnison National Forest

Gunnison National Forest

OHIO CREEK OPEN AREA (within this blue border) pertains to NFS lands outside the West Elk Wilderness. (See closed area at left.)

Treasury Mountain

Mount Baldy

Mount Bellview

Gothic Mountain

Castle Peak

Conundrum Peak

around Crested ButteWinter Recreation

B Washington GulchX-country skiing recreation emphasis

All snowmobiles must display a Washington Gulch snowmobile sticker. Stickers, regulations and use maps for Washington Gulch are available from Gunnison Ranger District or Crested Butte Chamber, which show the following geographically-restricted regulations:

• Respectprivateland.Remainontheroaduntil reaching the National Forest boundary, located about 1 mile above the trailhead. • AttheNationalForestboundary,snowmobileriders can use the road, and the east (Gothic Mountain) side of the road, below the Elkton Hills skier area.• Thewestsideoftheroadisclosedtosnowmobiles in Washington Gulch (36 CFR 261.56).• PublicLandonAnthraciteMesaandtheConeys Ridge area is reserved as skier domain. Snowmobiles are prohibited from this area (36 CFR 261.56).• ElktonTownsiteandElktoncabinsareonprivate land. Snowmobile riders must stay on Washington Gulch Road #811 through Elkton, unless permission has been granted from the landowners.• Theareashownonthemaplabeled'ElktonHills' is closed to snowmobiles. This area is managed to provide a quality backcountry ski experience for the general public (36 CFR 261.56).• GunnisonCountyregulationsprohibitcommercial snowmobile rentals at Washington Gulch trailhead.• TheRockSpringsdrainageonMountBaldyiswithin the Gothic Corridor and is closed to winter motorized use (36 CFR 261.56).

Taylor Pass HutProposed openingWinter 2013/14

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Lower Cement CreekGeneral recreation emphasis

Snowmobiling and snowcat use are restricted to Cement Creek Road.