Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
| Sangre de Cristo Wilderness | |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°59′18″N 105°36′20″W / 37.98833°N 105.60556°W |
| Area | 220,803 acres (893.56 km2) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service |
The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness is a long and narrow wilderness area covering 220,803 acres (893.56 km2) of the Sangre de Cristo Range centered about Saguache and Custer counties, Colorado. Smaller areas are located in Fremont, Alamosa, and Huerfano counties. The wilderness area is located on in the San Isabel and Rio Grande National Forests and Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The wilderness area is home to several fourteeners and quite a few thirteeners. Crestone Needle is considered the most difficult.