Lizard Head Wilderness

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The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. It contains Script error: No such module "convert". and is jointly managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forests. It is Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of the town of Telluride and is named for a prominent rock formation that is said to look like a lizard's head. Lizard Head itself is Script error: No such module "convert". and is a volcanic spire of crumbling rock. Due to the steepness of the cliffs and the poor quality of the rock for fixing ropes, only experienced mountaineers should attempt to summit the spire. Another Script error: No such module "convert". of trails in this infrequently visited wilderness, are also strenuous and should be attempted by more advanced backpackers.[1][2]

The area includes three prominent fourteeners: El Diente Peak (Script error: No such module "convert".), Wilson Peak (Script error: No such module "convert".), and Mount Wilson (Script error: No such module "convert".). The area includes the headwaters of the west fork of the Dolores River.

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Colorado with Lizard Head Wilderness in red

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